Scottish Witchcraft in its European Context

Abstract

The cautious remarks of a great Scottish antiquary form a fitting start to a comparative tour of witchcraft beliefs in Scotland and Europe. Dalyell’s interpretative scheme is no longer viable, but in attempting to establish a more modern framework for understanding the subject, one should pay tribute to his pioneering intellectual endeavours. This chapter aims to place Scotland within the broader picture of European witchcraft. It will concentrate on the period of witch-hunting but will not primarily be about witch-hunting itself. Instead it will examine witchcraft and related beliefs, and what they meant to people. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

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