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Scot's discovery of witchcraft : proving the common opinions of witches contracting with divels, spirits, or familiars, and their power to kill, torment, and consume the bodies of men, women, and children, or other creatures by diseases or otherwise, their flying in the air, &c. to be but imaginary, erronious conceptions and novelties : wherein also the lewde unchristian practices of witchmongers upon aged, melancholy, ignorant, and superstious [sic] people in extorting confessions by inhumane terrors and tortures is notably detected ... : whereunto is added, a treatise upon the nature, and substance of spirits and divels &c.

by Mcmanus-Young Collection & Reginald Scot

  • First published:
  • 17th century
  • Language: English
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Signatures: pi1 A⁴ a⁴ B-2A⁴ 2a⁴ 2*⁴ 2[dagger]⁶ 2B-2G⁴ *² 2H-3E⁴. Wing (2nd ed.) 943 ESTC R19425 Includes bibliographical references. LC copy has bookplate of Eugene L. Bulson. Source: Gift of John J. and Hanna M. McManus and Morris N. and Chesley V. Young, Oct. 12, 1955. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Formerly shelved under: 4 Rare Books LAC ecr 2018-08-16 LAC Review Completed 2018-08-28 LAC iak 2018-08-28 LC Review of LAC Completed/Approved 2018-08-30

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Why this book is in the catalog

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

  • Ritual magic and grimoires

    Retained metadata contains “Magic” in the subject metadata.

    • “Magic”· in subject
  • Witchcraft and folk magic

    Retained metadata contains “Witchcraft” in the title, “witches” in the title, “Witchcraft” in the subject metadata, and 2 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Witchcraft”· in title
    • “witches”· in title
    • “Witchcraft”· in subject
    • “Witchcraft”· in edition title
    • “witches”· in edition title
  • Demonology, angelology, and possession

    Controlled discovery queries from library-of-congress matched “demonology”. Retained metadata contains “Demonology” in the subject metadata.

    • “demonology”· via Library of Congress
    • “Demonology”· in subject

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  • 92245413

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