A Source-Book of Scottish Witchcraft

A Source-Book of Scottish Witchcraft
Title A Source-Book of Scottish Witchcraft PDF eBook
Author Christina Larner
Publisher Zeticula
Pages 356
Release 2005
Genre Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN 9781845300289

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First published in 1977 and now reprinted in its original form, A Source-book of Scottish Witchcraft has been the most authoritative reference book on Scottish Witchcraft for almost thirty years. It has been invaluable to the specialist scholar and of interest to the general reader. It provides, but provides much more than, a series of lists of the 'names and addresses' of long-dead witches. However, although it is widely quoted and held in high esteem, few copies were ever printed and most are owned by libraries or similar institutions. Until now, it has been difficult to obtain and even more difficult to buy. In 1938, George F. Black, a Scotsman who was in charge of New York Public Library, published A Calendar of Cases of Witchcraft in Scotland 1510-1727. This was a fairly comprehensive compilation of brief accounts of references, in printed sources, to Scottish witchcraft cases. The Source-book built upon this study but went beyond it by including, through an examination of actual ancient manuscripts, information on previously unpublished cases. It also presented the material in a more systematic way in relation, where known, to the names of the accused witches, their sex, their fate, the place of the case, its date and the type of court that dealt with it. Some such information is presented in the form of tables. Transcriptions of documents pertaining to witchcraft trials- such as examples of the evidence of supposed witnesses, and other salient legal documents - including, for instance, an ancient account of when and why the testimony of female witnesses might be legally acceptable in Scottish courts - are also presented.

The Scottish Witch-Hunt in Context

The Scottish Witch-Hunt in Context
Title The Scottish Witch-Hunt in Context PDF eBook
Author Julian Goodare
Publisher Manchester University Press
Pages 244
Release 2002-09-21
Genre History
ISBN 9780719060243

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This book is a collection of essays on Scottish witchcraft and witch-hunting, which covers the whole period of the Scottish witch-hunt, from the mid-16th century to the early 18th. It particularly emphasizes the later stages, since scholars are now as keen to explain why witch-hunting declined as why it occurred. There are studies of particular witchcraft panics, including a reassessment of the role of King James VI. The book thus covers a wide range of topics concerned with Scottish witch-hunting - and also places it in the context of other topics: gender relations, folklore, magic and healing, and moral regulation by church and state.

Scottish Witchcraft

Scottish Witchcraft
Title Scottish Witchcraft PDF eBook
Author Barbara Meiklejohn-Free
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2019
Genre Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN 9780738760933

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"Scottish Witchcraft is an introduction and guide to the magical folk traditions of the Highlands of Scotland. Author Barbara Meiklejohn-Free, a Scottish hereditary witch and the Highland Seer, takes the reader on a journey through the history of the craft and shares the ins and outs of incorporating these ancient magical traditions into one's own life. Discover the secrets to faerie magic, divination, and communicating with ancestors. Explore herbal and plant lore, Scottish folk traditions, and magic rituals for your specific needs"--

Witchcraft in Early Modern Scotland

Witchcraft in Early Modern Scotland
Title Witchcraft in Early Modern Scotland PDF eBook
Author Lawrence Normand
Publisher Liverpool University Press
Pages 468
Release 2022-03-23
Genre History
ISBN 1802079300

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This volume provides a valuable introduction to the key concepts of witchcraft and demonology through a detailed study of one of the best known and most notorious episodes of Scottish history, the North Berwick witch hunt, in which King James was involved as alleged victim, interrogator, judge and demonologist. It provides hitherto unpublished and inaccessible material from the legal documentation of the trials in a way that makes the material fully comprehensible, as well as full texts of the pamphlet News from Scotland and James' Demonology, all in a readable, modernised, scholarly form. Full introductory sections and supporting notes provide information about the contexts needed to understand the texts: court politics, social history and culture, religious changes, law and the workings of the court, and the history of witchcraft prosecutions in Scotland before 1590. The book also brings to bear on this material current scholarship on the history of European witchcraft.

A Source-book of Scottish Witchcraft

A Source-book of Scottish Witchcraft
Title A Source-book of Scottish Witchcraft PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 366
Release 1977
Genre History
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The Witchcraft Sourcebook

The Witchcraft Sourcebook
Title The Witchcraft Sourcebook PDF eBook
Author Brian P. Levack
Publisher Psychology Press
Pages 363
Release 2004
Genre Magic
ISBN 0415195063

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This collection of trial records, laws, treatises, sermons, speeches, woodcuttings, paintings and literary texts illustrates how contemporaries from various periods have perceived alleged witches and their activities.

Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft

Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft
Title Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft PDF eBook
Author Raymond Buckland
Publisher Llewellyn Worldwide
Pages 344
Release 1986
Genre Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN 0875420508

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"This complete self-study course in modern Wicca is a treasured classic - an essential and trusted guide that belongs in every witch's library."---Back cover