Scottish Witch Hunting
Law, Politics and Religion
1 edition
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Word Count
54,250 words, Guess
Page Count
217 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- ISBN-100415399424
- ISBN-139780415399425
- Library of Congress Control Number2007013926
- OCLC Control Number608412391
- OCLC Control Number123029323
and 2 more
- Better World Books9780415399425
- Open LibraryOL10204900M
Classifications
- LCCBF1581.L38 2007
- LCCBF1581 .L38 2008
Description
"Witch-Hunting in Scotland presents a fresh perspective on the trial and execution of the hundreds of women and men prosecuted for the crime of witchcraft, an offence that involved the alleged practice of maleficent magic and the worship of the devil, for inflicting harm on their neighbours and making pacts with the devil. Brian P. Levack draws on law, politics and religion to explain the intensity of Scottish witch-hunting. Topics discussed include: the distinctive features of the Scottish criminal justice system; the use of torture to extract confessions; the intersection of witch-hunting with local and national politics; the relationship between state-building and witch-hunting and the role of James VI; Scottish Calvinism and the determination of zealous Scottish clergy and magistrates to achieve a godly society. This original survey combines broad interpretations of the rise and fall of Scottish witchcraft prosecutions with detailed case studies of specific witch-hunts."--Provided by publisher.
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