Witchcraft In Early Modern Scotland: James VI's Demonology and the North Berwick Witches (University of Exeter Press - Exeter Studies in History) (Paperback)

by Lawrence Normand (Author), Gareth Roberts (Author) "The year 1585 may serve in two ways as the origin of events represented in the texts in this book..." (more)
Key Phrases: curia justiciarie, supremi domini nostri regis, saidis commissionaris, Agnes Sampson, North Berwick, Barbara Napier (more...)

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"Witchcraft in Early Modern Scotland will be immensely useful for scholars of witchcraft, demonology, early modern women, as well as those who study Scottish political, religious, legal, and social history. The contextual information in Part One is clearly presented and accessible for scholars with only a cursory knowledge of early modern Scotland; and detailed annotations of the documents make them readily comprehensible for readers unfamiliar with Scots dialect. The book is a case-study that becomes cultural history . . . Such rich and carefully read evidence of intimate interactions between members of elite and popular cultures makes an important contribution to our understanding of sixteenth-century social history." -Albion, Vol.34, Issue 2, Summer 2002 (Albion )

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King James' treatise was written at a period of dramatic change in Scottish witchcraft and after a period of intense prosecution in Scotland. It was republished in England in the year of James' accession to the English throne. This book offers a modernized, glossed and fully annotated edition of the "Daemonologie", the pamphlet "Newes from Scotland" and of manuscript material related to the trials of the North Berwick witches not available previously on print or only in early 19th-century editions. A substantial introduction reviews the importance of the trials in the last decade of the 16th century in Scotland, places them in the context of Renaissance thought and culture, and locates the King's treatise in the context of the contemporary demonological discussion to which the "Daemonologie" provided a useful introduction. Full annotations are provided.

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• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: University of Exeter Press (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 085989388X
• ISBN-13: 978-0859893886
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Had to write a paper for school, January 7, 2008

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This book was bought so I could write a term paper for school.
it's well written, good to read and has a lot of history in it. If you are a history buff this book would be a good one for your collection.