The Scottish witch-hunt in context

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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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"Indeed, the collection will be a valuable contribution to the whole field of witchcraft studies and find ready acceptance in many library collections and on course booklists."--Professor Stuart Clark, University of Wales, Swansea

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Non-Fiction History Regional & National History European History British & Irish History Mind, Body, Spirit Mysticism, Magic & Occult Interests Witchcraft & Wicca Religion & Beliefs Alternative Belief Systems Occult Studies Witchcraft

Earliest Times to Present Day Early Modern History from 1450 to 1700 Specific Events & Topics in History Social & Cultural History

Figures	p. vi
Preface	p. vii
Abbreviations	p. viii
Notes on contributors	p. ix
Introduction	p. 11
The global context of the Scottish witch-hunt	p. 16
In search of the Devil in Fife witchcraft cases, 1560-1705	p. 33
The Scottish witchcraft panic of 1597	p. 51
The Devil and the domestic: witchcraft, quarrels and women's work in Scotland	p. 73
Devices and directions: folk healing aspects of witchcraft practice in seventeenth-century Scotland	p. 90
Hunting the rich witch in Scotland: high-status witchcraft suspects and their persecutors, 1590-1650	p. 106
Witch-hunting and the Scottish state	p. 122
The western witch-hunt of 1697-1700: the last major witch-hunt in Scotland	p. 146
The decline and end of Scottish witch-hunting	p. 166
Witch-hunting and witch historiography: some Anglo-Scottish comparisons	p. 182
The last of the witches? The survival of Scottish witch belief	p. 198
Further reading	p. 218
Index	p. 220
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