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Witchcraft and folk belief in the age of enlightenment = Scotland, 1670-1740 /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Witchcraft and folk belief in the age of enlightenment/ by Lizanne Henderson.
Reminder of title:	Scotland, 1670-1740 /
Author:	Henderson, Lizanne.
Published:	London :Palgrave Macmillan UK : : 2016.,
Description:	xv, 382 p. :ill., digital ; : 24 cm.;
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
Subject:	Witchcraft - History - 17th century. - Scotland -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137313249
ISBN:	9781137313249

Witchcraft and folk belief in the age of enlightenment = Scotland, 1670-1740 /
Henderson, Lizanne.

Witchcraft and folk belief in the age of enlightenmentScotland, 1670-1740 /[electronic resource] :by Lizanne Henderson. - London :Palgrave Macmillan UK :2016. - xv, 382 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm. - Palgrave historical studies in witchcraft and magic. - Palgrave historical studies in witchcraft and magic..

Taking an interdisciplinary perspective, Witchcraft and Folk Belief in the Age of Enlightenment represents the first in-depth investigation of Scottish witchcraft and witch belief post-1662, the period of supposed decline of such beliefs, an age which has been referred to as the 'long eighteenth century', coinciding with the Scottish Enlightenment. The late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries were undoubtedly a period of transition and redefinition of what constituted the supernatural, at the interface between folk belief and the philosophies of the learned. For the latter the eradication of such beliefs equated with progress and civilization but for others, such as the devout, witch belief was a matter of faith, such that fear and dread of witches and their craft lasted well beyond the era of the major witch-hunts. This study seeks to illuminate the distinctiveness of the Scottish experience, to assess the impact of enlightenment thought upon witch belief, and to understand how these beliefs operated across all levels of Scottish society.

ISBN: 9781137313249

Standard No.: 10.1057/9781137313249doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

1209852
Witchcraft
--History--Scotland--17th century.

LC Class. No.: BF1581 / .H46 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 133.430941109032

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