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Enemies of God.,
By Renee McSheffrey (Ottawa, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Enemies of God: The Witch-Hunt in Scotland (Paperback)
Christina Larner has written and excellent and readable book about the horrors of the witch hunt in Scotland."Enemies of God" is very informative and well organized in its approach to the witch hunts in Scotland. Her book discusses everything from the start of, and reasons for the witch craze to the trials themselves, some of which are described in amazing (and rather unpleasant) detail. I was impressed with the book not being simply an excuse to write some gory and horrific accounts of human torture, but rather Larner takes a scholarly approach and explores not only the cases themselves, but social structure, religion, politics and superstition of the times, and their influence on the witch trials. The language is very adult and straightforward with out being too full of jargon or obscure references. However the book does seem at times to assume that the reader has access to the same sources as the author and has actually read them. This is an excellent book for those wishing to study the witch trials of Scotland in a serious manner. |
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Enemies of God: The Witch-Hunt in Scotland by Christina Larner (Paperback - Nov. 2000)
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