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Letters on demonology and witchcraft

addressed to J.G. Lockhart, esq.

Also known as Letters on demonology & witchcraft; Letters on demonology and witchcraft, addressed to J.G. Lockhart, esq

by Walter Scott, Henry Morley (Editor), George Cruikshank & James Ballantyne and Co. bkp CU-BANC

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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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.

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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 internet-archive, national-library-of-scotland, openalex, openlibrary, openlibrary-historical, 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 Internet Archive
    • “witchcraft”· via National Library of Scotland
    • “witchcraft”· via OpenAlex
    • “Witchcraft”· via Open Library
    • “witchcraft”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “Witchcraft”· in title
  • Demonology, angelology, and possession

    Controlled discovery queries from crossref, internet-archive, libris, national-library-of-scotland, openalex, openlibrary, openlibrary-historical, 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 Internet Archive
    • “demonology”· via Libris, National Library of Sweden
    • “demonology”· via National Library of Scotland
    • “demonology”· via OpenAlex
    • “Demonology”· via Open Library
  • 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
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Letters on demonology and witchcraft : addressed to J.G. Lockhart, esq

HathiTrust catalog record

1830———Public view

Internet Archive institutional pre-1900 scan

1884-01-01T00:00:00ZLondon : New York, George Routledge and Sons; London, New York : G. Routledge and sons; London, New York, G. Routledge and sonsEnglish—Public digitized item

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  • Contributing institution: Harvard University
  • Contributing institution: Internet Archive
  • Contributing institution: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
  • Contributing institution: Robarts - University of Toronto
  • Contributing institution: The Library of Congress
  • Contributing institution: University of California Libraries
  • Contributing institution: Wellcome Library
  • Digitization sponsor: Google
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  • Digitization sponsor: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
  • Digitization sponsor: The Library of Congress
  • Digitization sponsor: University of Toronto
  • Digitization sponsor: Wellcome Library
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: americana
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: europeanlibraries; medicalheritagelibrary; wellcomelibrary
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: toronto
  • Open Library reports 32 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Open Library reports 5 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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