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Chapter: 'News from the Invisible World: The Publishing History of Tales of the Supernatural c.1660–1832' from book: Cultures of Witchcraft in Europe from the Middle Ages to the Present

by Jonathan Barry

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  • 21st century
  • Language: English

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This chapter explores the transmission of tales of the supernatural during the very long eighteenth century (between c.1660 and c.1832). A genre of publications on this subject which have not been studied are those anthologies of supposedly true stories, usually relating to named people and places and sometimes dated, often each numbered separately, with relatively little discussion of their authenticity or significance, beyond perhaps a brief preface defending the reality of the world of spirits. A series of entrepreneurial publishers, mostly operating from Paternoster Row in London, experimented with anthologising these stories in varied combinations. Any attempt to analyse the stories must begin by unravelling the publishing history by which they were transmitted and (not fully studied here) modified and retold, as well as re-interpreted.

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Demonology, angelology, and possession, Occultism and esotericism, and Witchcraft and folk magic.

  • Occultism and esotericism

    Retained metadata contains “supernatural” in the title, “supernatural” in the description, and “supernatural” in the edition title.

    • “supernatural”· in title
    • “supernatural”· in description
    • “supernatural”· in edition title
  • Witchcraft and folk magic

    Controlled discovery queries from doab matched “folk magic” and “witchcraft”. Retained metadata contains “Witchcraft” in the title and “Witchcraft” in the edition title.

    • “folk magic”· via Directory of Open Access Books
    • “witchcraft”· via Directory of Open Access Books
    • “Witchcraft”· in title
    • “Witchcraft”· in edition title
  • Demonology, angelology, and possession

    Controlled discovery queries from doab matched “demonology”. Retained metadata contains “Demonology” in the subject metadata.

    • “demonology”· via Directory of Open Access Books
    • “Demonology”· in subject

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2017—English—Open access

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  • 20.500.12854/63263

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