This collection of essays on Scottish witchcraft and witch-hunting, covers the whole period of the Scottish witch-hunt, from the mid-16th century to the early 18th. It includes studies of particular witchcraft panics such as a reassessment of the role of King James VI, and 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. The work Provides a comparative dimension of witch-hunting beyond Scotland - one on the global context, and one comparing Scotland with England.
- ISBN10 0719060230
- ISBN13 9780719060236
- Publish Date 6 June 2002
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 27 October 2005
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Manchester University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 240
- Language English