The book is currently out of stock
More about the book
Focusing on the North Berwick witch hunt, this volume explores key concepts of witchcraft and demonology through the lens of King James's multifaceted role in the trials. It presents previously unpublished legal documents alongside accessible versions of historical texts, including "News from Scotland" and "Demonology." Comprehensive introductory sections and notes contextualize the material within Scottish court politics, social history, and the evolution of witchcraft prosecutions before 1590, while integrating contemporary scholarship on European witchcraft history.
Book purchase
Witchcraft in Early Modern Scotland, Lawrence Normand, Gareth Roberts
- Language
- Released
- 2000
- product-detail.submit-box.info.binding
- (Paperback)
We’ll notify you via email once we track it down.
Payment methods
- Title
- Witchcraft in Early Modern Scotland
- Subtitle
- James VI's Demonology and the North Berwick Witches
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Lawrence Normand, Gareth Roberts
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Released
- 2000
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 468
- ISBN13
- 9780859893886
- Category
- World history, Esotericism and Religion
- Description
- Focusing on the North Berwick witch hunt, this volume explores key concepts of witchcraft and demonology through the lens of King James's multifaceted role in the trials. It presents previously unpublished legal documents alongside accessible versions of historical texts, including "News from Scotland" and "Demonology." Comprehensive introductory sections and notes contextualize the material within Scottish court politics, social history, and the evolution of witchcraft prosecutions before 1590, while integrating contemporary scholarship on European witchcraft history.