Witchcraft and Folk Belief in the Age of Enlightenment: Scotland, 1670-1740This book represents the first investigation of Scottish witchcraft post-1662, the period of supposed decline of such beliefs and coinciding with the dawn of the Scottish Enlightenment. It explores the changing attitudes and diversity of opinions towards witch belief, the interface between folk conceptions and the philosophies of the learned. |
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1 Fixing the Limits of Belief | 11 |
2 The Idea of Witchcraft | 58 |
Hunting Witches in Scotland | 92 |
4 Darkness Visible | 126 |
Witchcraft Debated | 150 |
Some Late Scottish Witchcraft Cases Considered | 190 |
A Case Study | 241 |
8 The Persistence of Witch Belief | 298 |
Conclusion | 321 |
The Scottish Witchcraft Act 4 June 1563 | 329 |
The Witchcraft Act 1735 | 330 |
Bibliography | 332 |
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Witchcraft and Folk Belief in the Age of Enlightenment: Scotland, 1670-1740 L. Henderson Podgląd niedostępny - 2016 |
Witchcraft and Folk Belief in the Age of Enlightenment: Scotland, 1670-1740 Lizanne Henderson Podgląd niedostępny - 2016 |
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