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Bringing together twelve studies, this book provides an overview of
the key issues of on-going interest in the study of Scottish
witchcraft. The authors tackle various aspects of the question of
witches; considering how people came to be considered 'witches',
with new insights into the centrality of neighbourhood quarrels and
misfortune; and delving into folk belief and various acts of
witchcraft. It also examines the practice of witch-hunting, the
'urban geography' of witch-hunting, Scotland's international
witch-hunting connections and brings fresh insights to the
much-studied North Berwick witchcraft panic. Reconstructions of the
brutal and ceremonial punishments inflicted on 'witches' offers a
gruesome but compelling reminder of the importance of the subject.
This book is a collection of essays on Scottish witchcraft. Unlike
most such works, it concentrates on witchcraft beliefs rather than
witch-hunting. It ranges widely across areas of popular belief,
culture, and ritual practice, as well as dealing with intellectual
life and incorporating regional and comparative elements. The
editors were members of the team responsible for the
recently-completed Survey of Scottish Witchcraft, and the book
incorporates a number of pioneering findings from this rich online
resource.
This book brings together twelve studies that collectively provide
an overview of the main issues of live interest in Scottish
witchcraft. As well as fresh studies of the well-established topic
of witch-hunting, the book also launches an exploration of some of
the more esoteric aspects of magical belief and practice.
This pioneering collection concentrates on witchcraft beliefs
rather than witch-hunting. It ranges widely across areas of popular
belief, culture and ritual practice, as well as dealing with
intellectual life and incorporating regional and comparative
elements.
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