Description: The Scottish Witch-Hunt in ContextAuthor(s): Julian Goodare Format: Paperback Publisher: Manchester University Press, United Kingdom Imprint: Manchester University Press ISBN-13: 9780719060243, 978-0719060243 Synopsis A collection of essays on Scottish witchcraft and witch-hunting, which covers the whole period of the Scottish witch-hunt, from the mid-sixteenth century to the early eighteenth. Includes studies of particular witchcraft panics such as a reassessment of the role of King James VI. Covers a wide range of topics concerned with Scottish witch-hunting and places it in the context of other topics such as gender relations, folklore, magic and healing, and moral regulation by the church and state. Provides a comparative dimension of witch-hunting beyond Scotland ? one on the global context, and one comparing Scotland with England. It is a showcase for the latest thinking on the subject and will be of interest to all scholars studying witchcraft in early modern Europe, as well as the general reader wanting to move beyond shallow and sensational accounts of a subject of compelling in. -- .
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Book Title: The Scottish Witch-Hunt in Context
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: The Scottish Witch-Hunt in Context
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Publication Year: 2002
Subject: History
Item Height: 234 mm
Type: Textbook
Author: Julian Goodare
Item Width: 156 mm
Format: Paperback
