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A Defence of Witchcraft Belief - A Sixteenth-Century Response to Reginald Scot's Discoverie of Witchcraft (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,312
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A Defence of Witchcraft Belief - A Sixteenth-Century Response to Reginald Scot's Discoverie of Witchcraft (Hardcover)

Eric Pudney

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This is the first published edition of a fascinating manuscript on witchcraft in the collection of the British Library, written by an unknown sixteenth-century scholar. Responding to a pre-publication draft of Reginald Scot's sceptical Discoverie of Witchcraft (1584), the treatise represents the most detailed defence of witchcraft belief to be written in the early modern period in England. It highlights in detail the scriptural and theological justifications for a belief in witches, covering ground that may well have been considered too sensitive for print publications and presenting learned arguments not found in any other contemporary English work. Consequently, it offers a unique insight into elite witchcraft belief dating from the very beginning of the English witchcraft debate. This edition, which includes a comprehensive analytical introduction, presents the treatise with modernised spelling and relevant excerpts from Scot's book. -- .

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Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: February 2021
First published: 2021
Editors: Eric Pudney (Researcher in English Literature)
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 978-1-5261-4776-9
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies > Witchcraft
Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies > Witchcraft
Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion
LSN: 1-5261-4776-9
Barcode: 9781526147769

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