The magic section starts with booke and chapter 22. It was written against the belief in witches, to show that witchcraft did not exist. Reginald scot and abraham fleming, cited in stuart clark, thinking with demons oxford. The discoverie of witchcraft was actually written in opposition to the popular attitude of its time, which was to blame black magic for almost anything that one wanted. In order to read online or download discovery of witches free ebooks ebooks in pdf, epub, tuebl and mobi format, you need to create a free account. The discoverie of witchcraft simple english wikipedia. Nicholsons edition of the discoverie of witchcraft. Reginald scots remarkable text the discoverie of witchcraft 1584 provided a startlingly direct challenge to popular witchcraft beliefs and continental demonology. The ultimate portable edition of one of the great books of all time. Click download or read online button to get the discoverie of witchcraft book now.
You can reading the discoverie of witchcraft dover occult online either load. This neologism suggests the critical heart of his project. Reginald scott himself, as can be proved by documentary evidence. Rich full account of charges against witches, witch trials, practice of the black arts. Scot believed that what commonly passed as witchcraft was little more than fear and delusion, refracted through the melancholic minds of foolish old women, scheming catholics, or common hucksters. The discoverie of witchcraft by reginald scot, 1886, elliot stock edition, in english the discoverie of witchcraft 1886 edition open library. Publication date 1886 topics witchcraft, magic, demonology. Discourse concerning the nature and substance of devils and spirits. The discoverie of witchcraft, by reginald scot, esquirea project. The discoverie of witchcraft was a book written by reginald scot, a justice of the peace in kent, england, first published in london, during 1584. Reginald scot addresses many phenomena attributed to witches and, using the same christian ideology that the witch mongers supposedly lived by, points out that they give.
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