The Discoverie of Witchcraft
Scot, Reginald, 1538?-1599
The Discoverie of Witchcraft - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Discoverie_of_Witchcraft Release date is 2019-11-22
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"The Discoverie of Witchcraft" by Reginald Scot is a book published in 1584, intended as an exposé of early modern witchcraft. Scot argued that prosecuting accused witches was irrational and un-Christian, blaming the Roman Church for perpetuating these beliefs. The work also contains the first published material on stage magic, revealing how charlatans deceived the public. This controversial book influenced Shakespeare's "Macbeth" and sparked decades of heated theological debate, with King James VI calling Scot's opinions "damnable." (This is an automatically generated summary.)
19020291
Witchcraft -- Early works to 1800 Demonology -- Early works to 1800 Magic -- Early works to 1800
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The Discoverie of Witchcraft - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Discoverie_of_Witchcraft Release date is 2019-11-22
Produced by David Starner, Robert Tonsing, and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive) Produced by David Starner, Robert Tonsing, and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive)
"The Discoverie of Witchcraft" by Reginald Scot is a book published in 1584, intended as an exposé of early modern witchcraft. Scot argued that prosecuting accused witches was irrational and un-Christian, blaming the Roman Church for perpetuating these beliefs. The work also contains the first published material on stage magic, revealing how charlatans deceived the public. This controversial book influenced Shakespeare's "Macbeth" and sparked decades of heated theological debate, with King James VI calling Scot's opinions "damnable." (This is an automatically generated summary.)
19020291
Witchcraft -- Early works to 1800 Demonology -- Early works to 1800 Magic -- Early works to 1800
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