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The book takes the form of ten letters addressed to Lockhart, the epistolary mode permitting Scott to be both conversational in tone and discursive in method. In these, Scott surveys opinions respecting demonology and witchcraft from the Old Testament period to his own day. As... Read Full Overview

Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft is Walter Scott's historical inquiry into superstition, folklore, witch trials, apparitions, and the supernatural imagination. Written in the form of letters, the work surveys beliefs in demons, ghosts, fairies, omens,... Read Full Overview

The definitive edition with an introduction by renowned Wiccan scholar Henry Morley.

First published in 1830, Demonology and Witchcraft is essential reading to students of the occult.

Scott's treatise on demonology explores the prevalence of belief... Read Full Overview

First published in 1830, Demonology and Witchcraft is essential reading to students of the occult. Scott's treatise on demonology explores the prevalence of belief in witchcraft in the Middle Ages. He focuses on instances of demonology in Western Europe with emphasis on... Read Full Overview

A collection of Sir Walter Scott's letters to his son-in-law, publisher J. G. Lockhart, divulging his extensive knowledge on the subject of paranormal events, including substantial notes on demonology and witchcraft.

This volume features ten letters from the... Read Full Overview

Discover "lost" knowledge about demons, demonology, witchcraft, faeries, ghosts, and the paranormal world. In this book, Sir Walter Scott -- author of Rob Roy, Ivanhoe, and other classics -- shared his extensive knowledge of paranormal events and history. In addition to detailed... Read Full Overview

Of all the writers in the 19th century, the preeminent one was Sir Walter Scott, whose works were so beloved that he had an international fan base well before he died. The Scotsman is still considered one of the greatest writers of the English language, and his most famous and... Read Full Overview

The notion that witchcraft faded away with the onset of the scientific revolution is entirely mistaken. Sir Walter Scott wrote this volume for his son-in-law & biographer J. G. Lockhart. It stands in the grand tradition of writing on witchcraft & suggests that magic was alive... Read Full Overview

Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft Addressed to J. G. Lockhart, Esq. (1830) was a study of witchcraft and the supernatural by Sir Walter Scott. A lifelong student of folklore, Scott was able to draw on a wide-ranging collection of primary and secondary sources. His book... Read Full Overview

Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft is a collection of essays written by Sir Walter Scott, a well-known Scottish author and historian. The book explores the history and mythology surrounding witchcraft and demonology, drawing on a range of sources including historical accounts,... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Letters On Demonology And Witchcraft, by Sir Walter Scott explores lost knowledge about demons, demonology, witchcraft, faeries, ghosts, and the paranormal world. A wonderful insight.Any profits generated from the sale of this book will go towards the Freeriver Community project,... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, FRSE, was a Scottish playwright, novelist and poet who became the first English-language author to be internationally celebrated within their own lifetime. Although he wrote extensively, he was by profession an advocate and judge, and continued... Read Full Overview

Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft is Walter Scott's historical inquiry into superstition, folklore, witch trials, apparitions, and the supernatural imagination. Written in the form of letters, the work surveys beliefs in demons, ghosts, fairies, omens,... Read Full Overview

"Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft" from Walter Scott. Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet (1771-1832).