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The discouerie of witchcraft, wherein the lewde dealing of witches and witchmongers is notablie detected, the knauerie of coniurors, the impietie of inchantors, the follie of soothsaiers, the impudent falsehood of cousenors, the infidelitie of atheists, the pestilent practices of Pythonists, the curiositie of figurecasters, the vanitie of dreamers, the beggerlie art of alcumystrie, the abhomination of idolatrie, the horrible art of poisoning, the vertue and power of naturall magike, and all the conueniances of legierdemaine and iuggling are deciphered: and many other things opened, which haue long lien hidden, howbeit verie necessarie to be knowne

Heerevnto is added a treatise vpon the nature and substance of spirits and diuels, &c

by Reginald Scot

  • First published:
  • 16th century
  • Language: English

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None of the 1 source behind this record supplied a summary of The discouerie of witchcraft, wherein the lewde dealing of witches and witchmongers is notablie detected, the knauerie of coniurors, the impietie of inchantors, the follie of soothsaiers, the impudent falsehood of cousenors, the infidelitie of atheists, the pestilent practices of Pythonists, the curiositie of figurecasters, the vanitie of dreamers, the beggerlie art of alcumystrie, the abhomination of idolatrie, the horrible art of poisoning, the vertue and power of naturall magike, and all the conueniances of legierdemaine and iuggling are deciphered: and many other things opened, which haue long lien hidden, howbeit verie necessarie to be knowne (1584). What the catalog does say:

Traditions: Occultism and esotericism, Ritual magic and grimoires, Witchcraft and folk magic, Demonology, angelology, and possession

Subjects: Magic, occultism, Witchcraft, Demonology

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

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

  • Occultism and esotericism

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary-historical matched “Occultism”. Retained metadata contains “Occultism” in the subject metadata.

    • “Occultism”· via Open Library
    • “Occultism”· in subject
  • Ritual magic and grimoires

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary-historical matched “Magic”. Retained metadata contains “Magic” in the subject metadata.

    • “Magic”· via Open Library
    • “Magic”· in subject
  • Witchcraft and folk magic

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary-historical matched “Witchcraft”. Retained metadata contains “Witchcraft” in the title, “witches” in the title, “Witchcraft” in the subject metadata, and 2 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Witchcraft”· via Open Library
    • “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 openlibrary-historical matched “Demonology”. Retained metadata contains “Demonology” in the subject metadata.

    • “Demonology”· via Open Library
    • “Demonology”· in subject

Membership records how this book met the catalog’s discovery criteria — relevance to a tradition, not a judgment of the book’s claims.

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Heerevnto is added a treatise vpon the nature and substance of spirits and diuels, &c

Open Library record

1584Imprinted by William BromeEnglish—No ebook

Subjects

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openlibrary-work:OL44342995W
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