Irish Witchcraft & Demonology (Classics of Preternatural History) [Paperback]

John D. Seymour (Author)

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Series: Classics of Preternatural History | Publication Date: March 1, 2002

Irish Witchcraft and Demonology is St. John Seymour's classic study of Ireland's infernal history. In it he traces and describes the most famous witches and witchcraft of Ireland: from Dame Alice Kyteler in the Middle Ages to a trial for witchcraft in a 1911 murder court. Seymour analyzes the accounts of the accused men and women, their familiars, and associated demons and devils. This book will be a welcome read to lovers of occult history.

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The Classics of Preternatural History series explores areas of the occult, pseudoscience, and the supernatural that have had a lasting impact upon the history and psyche of civilizations.

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When did witchcraft make its appearance in Ireland, and what was the progress therein? It seems probable that this belief, together with certain aspects of fairy lore hitherto unknown to the Irish, and ideas relative to milk and butter magic, may in the main be counted as results of the Anglo-Norman invasion, though it is possible that an earlier installment of these came in with the Scandinavians. With our present knowledge we cannot trace its active existence in Ireland further back than the Kyteler case in 1324; and this, though it was almost certainly the first occasion on which the evil made itself apparent to the general public, yet seems to have been only the culmination of events that had been quietly and unobstrusively happening for some little time previously.

Product Details

• Paperback: 268 pages
• Publisher: Lethe Press (March 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1590210085
• ISBN-13: 978-1590210086
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,575,547 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)