The Scottish Witch-Hunt in Context - Julian Goodare

• Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• 230 pages
• Non-Fiction: History, Essays

This important collection of essays covers the whole period of the Scottish witch-hunt, from the later sixteenth-century to the early eighteenth. In its consideration of a wide range of topics the book brings the study of Scottish witchcraft and witch-hunting up to date, placing the various phenomena firmly in their proper contexts of gender relations, folklore, magic and healing, and moral regulation by church and state.

The contributors have produced engaging studies of particular witchcraft panics, including one reassessing the role the King James VI. Other essays lay particular emphasis on the later stages of the witch-hunt, since scholars are now as keen to explain why witch-hunting declined as why it occurred.

Furthermore, two chapters provide a comparative dimension of witch-hunting beyond Scotland - one on the global context, and one comparing the Scottish experience with that of England. With this variety of topics under discussion The Scottish Witch-Hunt in Context is a showcase for the latest thinking on the subject.

An impressive list of scholars have come together to contribute to this landmark collection: Ronald Hutton, Stuart Macdonald, Julian Goodare, Lauren Martin, Joyce Miller, Louise Yeoman, Michael Wasser, Brian P. Levack, James Sharpe, Edward J. Cowan and Lizanne Henderson.