Scottish Chapbook Literature
Author : William Harvey
Publisher :
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 11,45 MB
Release : 1903
Category : Chapbooks
ISBN :
The Devil in Britain and America
Author : John Ashton
Publisher :
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 38,19 MB
Release : 1896
Category : Devil
ISBN :
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Scottish Fairy Belief
Author : Lizanne Henderson
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 23,36 MB
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 9781862321908
Book Description
The authorities told folk what they ought to believe, but what did they really believe? Throughout Scottish history, people have believed in fairies. They were a part of everyday life, as real as the sunrise, and as incontrovertible as the existence of God. While fairy belief was only a fragment of a much larger complex, the implications of studying this belief tradition are potentially vast, revealing some understanding of the worldview of the people of past centuries. This book, the first modern study of the subject, examines the history and nature of fairy belief, the major themes and motifs, the demonising attack upon the tradition, and the attempted reinstatement of the reality of fairies at the end of the seventeenth century, as well as their place in ballads and in Scottish literature.
A Short History of Freethought
Author : John Mackinnon Robertson
Publisher :
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 21,91 MB
Release : 1906
Category : Free thought
ISBN :
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A History of the Witches of Renfrewshire
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 39,21 MB
Release : 1877
Category : Witchcraft
ISBN :
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Demonology and Witchcraft
Author : Walter Scott
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 29,9 MB
Release : 2017-09-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1473342899
Book Description
A collection of Sir Walter Scott’s letters to his son-in-law, publisher J. G. Lockhart, divulging his extensive knowledge on the subject of paranormal events, including substantial notes on demonology and witchcraft. This volume features ten letters from the famous Scottish historian Sir Walter Scott, addressed to his publisher and son-in-law, J. G. Lockhart. First published in 1830, this collection demonstrates Scott’s thorough knowledge on demonology and witchcraft via his informal, conversational tone, making the book an accessible guide for beginners in paranormal study. The contents include: - Origin of the General Opinions Respecting Demonology Among Mankind - The Belief In the Immortality of the Soul Is the Main Inducement to Credit Its Occasional Re-Appearance - The Philosophical Objections to the Apparition of an Abstract Spirit Little Understood by the Vulgar and Ignorant
Geography Of Witchcraft
Author : Montague Summers
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 10,36 MB
Release : 2022-03-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1317828550
Book Description
In this work the author gives detailed evidence for the ascent of Witchcraft set out in his previous volume of The History Witchcraft and Demonology. The epedemic that occurred is trated as it appeared in various countries and comprehensive chapters deal with Grece, rome, England, Scotland, New England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne
Author : John Ashton
Publisher :
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 16,51 MB
Release : 1882
Category : Great Britain
ISBN :
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Satans Invisible World Discovered
Author : George Sinclair
Publisher :
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 40,10 MB
Release : 1871
Category : Demonology
ISBN :
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Demonic Possession and Exorcism
Author : Sarah Ferber
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 31,30 MB
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : History
ISBN : 1134615191
Book Description
This is a highly original study of demon possession and the ritual of exorcism, both of which were rife in early modern times, and which reached epidemic proportions in France. Catholics at the time believed that the Devil was everywhere present, in the rise of the heretics, in the activities of witches, and even in the bodies of pious young women. The rite of exorcism was intended to heal the possessed and show the power of the Church - but it generated as many problems as it resolved. Possessed nuns endured frequently violent exorcisms, exorcists were suspected of conjuring devils, and possession itself came to be seen as a form of holiness, elevating several women to the status of living saints. Sarah Ferber offers a challenging study of one of the most intriguing phenomena of early modern Europe. Looking towards the present day, the book also argues that early modern conflicts over the Devil still carry an unexpected force and significance for Western Christianity.
