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Witchcraft and belief in Early Modern Scotland

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  • © 2008

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Editors:
  1. Julian Goodare

    1. University of Edinburgh, UK

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  2. Lauren Martin
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  3. Joyce Miller
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Part of the book series: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic (PHSWM)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Julian Goodare, Joyce Miller
    Pages 1-25

  3. Scottish Witchcraft in its European Context

    • Julian Goodare
    Pages 26-50

  4. Some Findings from the Survey of Scottish Witchcraft

    • Lauren Martin, Joyce Miller
    Pages 51-70

  5. Witch Persecution and Folk Belief in Lowland Scotland: The Devil’s Decade

    • Edward J. Cowan
    Pages 71-94

  6. Witch-Hunting and Witch Belief in the Gàidhealtachd

    • Lizanne Henderson
    Pages 95-118

  7. Scottish Witchcraft Panics Re-examined

    • Lauren Martin
    Pages 119-143

  8. Men in Black: Appearances of the Devil in Early Modern Scottish Witchcraft Discourse

    • Joyce Miller
    Pages 144-165

  9. Demonic Possession in Early Modern Scotland

    • Brian P. Levack
    Pages 166-184

  10. A Comparative Perspective on Scottish Cunning-Folk and Charmers

    • Owen Davies
    Pages 185-205

  11. The Mechanical World-View and the Decline of Witch Beliefs in Scotland

    • Michael Wasser
    Pages 206-226

  12. ‘Charms against Witchcraft’: Magic and Mischief in Museum Collections

    • Hugh Cheape
    Pages 227-248

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 249-264
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About this book

This pioneering collection concentrates on witchcraft beliefs rather than witch-hunting. It ranges widely across areas of popular belief, culture and ritual practice, as well as dealing with intellectual life and incorporating regional and comparative elements.

Reviews

'This is an excellent collection of academic essays on various aspects of early modern Scottish witchcraft...Highly recommended as a serious research book for anyone who is interested in historical witch beliefs and practices in Scotland.' - The Cauldron

Shortlisted for the 2008 Katharine Briggs Folklore Award

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Edinburgh, UK

    Julian Goodare

About the editors

HUGH CHEAPE Head of the Scottish Material Culture Research Centre, National Museums Scotland, UK EDWARD J. COWAN Professor of Scottish History, the University of Glasgow, UK OWEN DAVIES Reader in Social History, the University of Hertfordshire, UK JULIAN GOODARE Reader in Scottish History, the University of Edinburgh, UK LIZANNE HENDERSON Lecturer in History, the University of Glasgow Crichton Campus, Dumfries, UK BRIAN P. LEVACK John Green Regents Professor of History, University of Texas at Austin, USA LAUREN MARTIN PhD Graduate in Anthropology, New School University, New York, USA JOYCE MILLER Researcher and part-time lecturer, the University of Edinburgh and the University of Stirling, UK MICHAEL WASSER Lecturer at Dawson College and at McGill and Concordia Universities in Montreal, Canada

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