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Letters on demonology and witchcraft

addressed to J. G. Lockhart, esq.

Also known as Letters on demonology & witchcraft

by Walter Scott & Henry Morley (Editor)

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
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Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832) is best known for his poetry and for historical novels such as Ivanhoe and Rob Roy, but he also had a lifelong fascination with witchcraft and the occult. Following a spell of ill-health, Scott was encouraged by his son-in-law, publisher J. G. Lockhart, to put together a volume examining the causes of paranormal phenomena. This collection of letters, first published in 1830, is notable for both its scope (examining social, cultural, medical and psychological factors in peoples' paranormal experiences) and its clear, rational standpoint. Scott explores the influence of Christianity on evolving views of what is classified as 'witchcraft' or 'evil', and he explains the many (often innocuous) meanings of the word 'witch'. Written with palpable enthusiasm and from a strikingly modern perspective, this volume explores a range of topics including fairies, elves and fortune-telling as well as inquisitions and witch trials.

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Demonology, angelology, and possession, Legendary beings and transformations, Occultism and esotericism, Ritual magic and grimoires, Shamanism and spirit practice, and Witchcraft and folk magic.

  • Occultism and esotericism

    Retained metadata contains “occult” in the description.

    • “occult”· in description
  • Ritual magic and grimoires

    Retained metadata contains “spell” in the description and “spell” in the subject metadata.

    • “spell”· in description
    • “spell”· in subject
  • Witchcraft and folk magic

    Controlled discovery queries from national-library-of-scotland, openalex, openlibrary, and project-gutenberg matched “witchcraft” and “Witchcraft”. Retained metadata contains “Witchcraft” in the title, “Witchcraft” in the alternative title, “Witchcraft” in the description, and 3 additional metadata match(es).

    • “witchcraft”· via National Library of Scotland
    • “witchcraft”· via OpenAlex
    • “Witchcraft”· via Open Library
    • “witchcraft”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “Witchcraft”· in title
    • “Witchcraft”· in alternative title
  • Demonology, angelology, and possession

    Controlled discovery queries from crossref, libris, national-library-of-scotland, openalex, openlibrary, project-gutenberg, and wellcome matched “demonology” and “Demonology”. Retained metadata contains “Demonology” in the title, “Demonology” in the alternative title, “Demonology” in the subject metadata, and 2 additional metadata match(es).

    • “demonology”· via Crossref
    • “demonology”· via Libris, National Library of Sweden
    • “demonology”· via National Library of Scotland
    • “demonology”· via OpenAlex
    • “Demonology”· via Open Library
    • “demonology”· via Project Gutenberg
  • Shamanism and spirit practice

    Retained metadata contains “Shamanism” in the subject metadata.

    • “Shamanism”· in subject
  • Legendary beings and transformations

    Retained metadata contains “Fairies” in the description.

    • “Fairies”· in description

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Addressed to J. G. Lockhart

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2011-01-27Cambridge University Press; Cambridge University Press eBooksEnglish
  • 9780511792915
  • 9781108025874
Unknown

addressed to J. G. Lockhart, Esq

Second edition.

1831—English—Catalog record

addressed to J.G. Lockhart, Esq

Harper's stereotype ed

338p

1831———Catalog record

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27 subject headings

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  • 991038383804341
  • 991038393804341
  • 9921479823804341
  • 9931354983804341
  • 9931355013804341
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  • Open Library reports 32 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Open Library reports 8 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
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