A History of Scottish Witches
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Mary Craig's forthcoming 'A History of Scottish Witches' promises a detailed exploration of Scotland's witch trials, examining social, religious, and political factors behind persecutions.
Drawing on trial records and regional case studies, the book aims to illuminate how beliefs about fairies, the devil, and magic intersected with Reformation-era politics to produce intense witch-hunting.
It situates individual cases, like Isobel Gowdie, within wider patterns of accusation, interrogation, and punishment across the seventeenth century.
The author also considers the human consequences of these trials, including imprisonment, executions, and community trauma, offering both scholarly analysis and accessible narrative.
Drawing on trial records and regional case studies, the book aims to illuminate how beliefs about fairies, the devil, and magic intersected with Reformation-era politics to produce intense witch-hunting.
It situates individual cases, like Isobel Gowdie, within wider patterns of accusation, interrogation, and punishment across the seventeenth century.
The author also considers the human consequences of these trials, including imprisonment, executions, and community trauma, offering both scholarly analysis and accessible narrative.
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