Witchcraft and folk belief in the age of enlightenment : Scotland 1670-1740 /: Scotland 1670-1740. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Lizanne Henderson (University of Glasgow, UK).
• Authors: Henderson, Lizanne, 1968-
• Contents: Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations, Figures and Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: Following the Witch; 1 Fixing the Limits of Belief; 2 The Idea of Witchcraft; 3 Demons, Devilry and Domestic Magic: Hunting Witches in Scotland; 4 Darkness Visible; 5 Bemused, Bothered and Bewildered: Witchcraft Debated; 6 "Worshipping at the Altar of Ignorance": Some Late Scottish Witchcraft Cases Considered; 7 The Survival of Witch Belief in South West Scotland: A Case Study; 8 The Persistence of Witch Belief; Conclusion Appendix I: The Scottish Witchcraft Act, 4 June 1563Appendix II: The Witchcraft Act, 1735; Bibliography; Index
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke, Hampshire New York : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 133.4/30941109032; History; Witchcraft -- Scotland -- History -- 17th century; Witchcraft -- Scotland -- History -- 18th century; BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Parapsychology / General; Witchcraft; History -- Social History; Religion -- History; History -- Modern -- General; Social & cultural history; History of religion; History: earliest times to present day; Great Britain-History; Civilization-History; Religion-History; History, Modern; Social history; History -- Europe -- Great Britain; British & Irish history; Scotland; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137313249; 1137313242
• Related ISBNs: 9780230294387
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 332-366) and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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