| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 454 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Exeter studies in history |
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Exeter studies in history (Unnumbered)
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| Contents |
Introduction: History, Witchcraft, Texts -- pt. 1. Context. 1. The Court and Politics. 2. Social Contexts and Cultural Formations. 3. The Kirk. 4. Scottish Witchcraft Before the North Berwick Witch Hunt. 5. The Legal Process. 6. Aftermath -- pt. 2. Texts. 7. Witch Hunting: Examinations, Confessions and Depositions. 8. Records of the Witchcraft Trials: Dittays. 9. Witch Hunt Propaganda: News from Scotland -- News from Scotland. 10. Theorising the Witch Hunt: James VI's Demonology -- Demonology -- App. Privy Council Orders Relating to the Legal Processes of Witch Trials 1591-7 |
| Summary |
From 1590 to 1596, Scotland saw its first major witch-hunt. This book examines the political, demonological and cultural forces which shaped the North Berwick witchcraft case, and provides edited texts of the accounts of the trials of these witches |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-449) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Witchcraft -- Scotland -- History -- 16th century
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Witchcraft -- history
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Magic -- history
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Occultism -- history
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Witchcraft
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Hexenprozess
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Hekserij.
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Occultisme.
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Heksenvervolgingen.
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Sorcellerie -- Grande-Bretagne -- 16e siècle -- Écosse (GB)
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Démonologie -- Grande-Bretagne -- 16e siècle -- Écosse (GB)
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Scotland
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Schottland
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Normand, Lawrence, editor.
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Roberts, Gareth, 1949- editor.
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| LC no. |
2001320971 |
| ISBN |
9781781380871 |
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1781380872 |
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