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Witch Memorials of Scotland

Author : Gregor Stewart
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781709583315
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (833 download)

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Download or read book Witch Memorials of Scotland written by Gregor Stewart and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-12 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Witch Persecutions of the 15th to 17th century were a horrific time in Scottish history when an estimated 4,000 people were executed as accused witches. Communities were torn apart by accusations of witchcraft, aimed at cunning men and women using traditional remedies to heal the sick; old women who perhaps stood apart from the rest of the population; strangers to the area - or indeed anyone against whom someone might have a grudge. It was a terrifying time with an all-powerful Church and laws influenced by the zealot beliefs of King James VII, amongst several other factors. The way in which the victims of the witch trials are viewed has changed drastically over the centuries, from being viewed as the minions of Satan to people who lost their lives thanks to intolerance. Scotland is now remembering it's so-called witches in a different light, commemorating rather than vilifying them. With talk of a national memorial to Scottish 'witches', Gregor Stewart looks at the local memorials already in existence and the stories they tell.

Scottish Witches and Witch-Hunters

Author : J. Goodare
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137355948
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (373 download)

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Download or read book Scottish Witches and Witch-Hunters written by J. Goodare and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together twelve studies that collectively provide an overview of the main issues of live interest in Scottish witchcraft. As well as fresh studies of the well-established topic of witch-hunting, the book also launches an exploration of some of the more esoteric aspects of magical belief and practice.

The Mermaid and The Bear

Author : Ailish Sinclair
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781910603734
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book The Mermaid and The Bear written by Ailish Sinclair and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-16 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isobell needs to escape. She has to. Her life depends on it. She has a plan and it's a well thought-out, well observed plan, to flee her privileged life in London and the cruel man who would marry her, and ruin her, and make a fresh start in Scotland. She dreams of faery castles, surrounded by ancient woodlands and misty lochs... and maybe even romance, in the dark and haunted eyes of a mysterious Laird. Despite the superstitious nature of the time and place, her dreams seem to be coming true, as she finds friendship and warmth, love and safety. And the chance for a new beginning... Until the past catches up with her. Set in the late sixteenth century, at the height of the Scottish witchcraft accusations, The Mermaid and The Bear is a story of triumph over evil, hope through adversity, faith in humankind and - above all - love.

Scottish Witches

Author : Lily Seafield
Publisher : Waverley Books Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781902407081
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Scottish Witches written by Lily Seafield and published by Waverley Books Limited. This book was released on 2009 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let warlocks grim, an wither'd hags, Tell, how wi you, on ragweed nags, They skim the muirs an dizzy crags, Wi wicked speed; And in kirkyards renew thier leagues, Owre howkit dead. Robert Burns's famous poem "Address to the Deil" describes the hag-like appearance and demonic presence that for most people epitomizes the image of the witch. But just what is a witch, and who are the figures that scotland has accused of witchcraft? Scottish Witches aims to explain. All over Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries a wave of paranoia and hysteria was taking hold. All the ills of society were blamed on witchcraft, and Scotland did not escape this obsession with the supernatural. This book gives the stories of Scotland's witches, the accused, the confessed, the trials, and the superstisions. This fascinating book will also explain about the beliefs of modern white witches and the place of Wicca in society today.

The Afflicted Girls

Author : Nicole Cooley
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807129463
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (294 download)

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Download or read book The Afflicted Girls written by Nicole Cooley and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2004-04-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty individuals were executed and more than 150 imprisoned. The historical body of evidence that remains from the Salem witch trials of 1692 touched the hands, mind, and imagination of poet Nicole Cooley, compelling her to seek entry to an inaccessible past of lies. The Afflicted Girls, so named after the young women who claimed to be victims of witchcraft, spans the centuries to give voice to those both audible and silent on history’s pages—accusers and accused of several kinds: wife and husband, servant and master, congregant and minister, and, not least, bewitched and witch. Piercing, enchanting, Cooley’s poems form a remarkable narrative, one that displays the enormous cultural power the Salem witch trials retain in twenty-first-century America.

Sixteenth-Century Scotland

Author :
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047433734
Total Pages : 499 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (474 download)

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Download or read book Sixteenth-Century Scotland written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2008-09-30 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays demonstrates the vitality of the political, cultural and religious history of Scotland in the era of the Renaissance and Reformation. It includes essays on politics, religion and towns, and on the literature and culture of the royal court and the common people. The essays all illuminate the ‘long sixteenth century’, c.1500-1650, which has been established as a distinct period. Contributors include: Sharon Adams, Steve Boardman, Jane E. A. Dawson, E. Patricia Dennison, Helen Dingwall, David Ditchburn, Julian Goodare, Ruth Grant, Theo van Heijnsbergen, Amy L. Juhala, Roderick J. Lyall, Alasdair A. MacDonald, Alan R. MacDonald, Maureen M. Meikle, Jamie Reid-Baxter, Laura A. M. Stewart, Andrea Thomas, Jenny Wormald, and Michael J. Yellowlees. Publications by Michael Lynch: Edited by A.A. MacDonald, Michael Lynch and Ian B. Cowan, The Renaissance in Scotland, ISBN: 978 90 04 10097 8

Witchcraft: A Very Short Introduction

Author : Malcolm Gaskill
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191613681
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)

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Download or read book Witchcraft: A Very Short Introduction written by Malcolm Gaskill and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2010-03-25 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Witchcraft is a subject that fascinates us all, and everyone knows what a witch is - or do they? From childhood most of us develop a sense of the mysterious, malign person, usually an old woman. Historically, too, we recognize witch-hunting as a feature of pre-modern societies. But why do witches still feature so heavily in our cultures and consciousness? From Halloween to superstitions, and literary references such as Faust and even Harry Potter, witches still feature heavily in our society. In this Very Short Introduction Malcolm Gaskill challenges all of this, and argues that what we think we know is, in fact, wrong. Taking a historical perspective from the ancient world to contemporary paganism, Gaskill reveals how witchcraft has meant different things to different people and that in every age it has raised questions about the distinction between fantasy and reality, faith and proof. Telling stories, delving into court records, and challenging myths, Gaskill examines the witch-hunts of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and explores the reinvention of witchcraft - as history, religion, fiction, and metaphor. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

A History of Witchcraft in England

Author : Wallace Notestein
Publisher : The Floating Press
ISBN 13 : 1776536010
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (765 download)

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Download or read book A History of Witchcraft in England written by Wallace Notestein and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many historical treatments of witchcraft tend to be somewhat sensationalistic and cartoonish. Not so with Wallace Notestein's measured, intellectual take on the subject in A History of Witchcraft in England, which offers not only a thorough historical narrative, but also puts the practice into social and political context.

Salem Witchcraft in Outline

Author : Caroline E. Upham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Salem Witchcraft in Outline written by Caroline E. Upham and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Witchcraft and Superstitious Record in the South-western District of Scotland

Author : John Maxwell Wood
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 396 pages
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Download or read book Witchcraft and Superstitious Record in the South-western District of Scotland written by John Maxwell Wood and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Eat Sleep Sit

Author : Kaoru Nonomura
Publisher : Kodansha USA
ISBN 13 : 4770050070
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Eat Sleep Sit written by Kaoru Nonomura and published by Kodansha USA. This book was released on 2010-08-05 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the age of thirty, Kaoru Nonomura left his family, his girlfriend, and his job as a designer in Tokyo to undertake a year of ascetic training at Eiheiji, one of the most rigorous Zen training temples in Japan. This book is Nonomura's recollection of his experiences. He skillfully describes every aspect of training, including how to meditate, how to eat, how to wash, even how to use the toilet, in a way that is easy to understand no matter how familiar a reader is with Zen Buddhism. This first-person account also describes Nonomura's struggles in the face of beatings, hunger, exhaustion, fear, and loneliness, the comfort he draws from his friendships with the other trainees, and his quiet determination to give his life spiritual meaning. After writing Eat Sleep Sit, Kaoru Nonomura returned to his normal life as a designer, but his book has maintained its popularity in Japan, selling more than 100,000 copies since its first printing in 1996. Beautifully written, and offering fascinating insight into a culture of hardships that few people could endure, this is a deeply personal story that will appeal to all those with an interest in Zen Buddhism, as well as to anyone seeking spiritual growth.

Where are the Women?

Author : Sara Sheridan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781849173087
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book Where are the Women? written by Sara Sheridan and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-04 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can you imagine a different Scotland, a Scotland where women are commemorated in statues and streets and buildings - even in the hills and valleys? This is a guidebook to that alternative nation, where the cave on Staffa is named after Malvina rather than Fingal, and Arthur's Seat isn't Arthur's, it belongs to St Triduana. Where you arrive into Dundee at Slessor Station and the Victorian monument on Stirling's Abbey Hill interprets national identity not as a male warrior but through the women who ran hospitals during the First World War. The West Highland Way ends at Fort Mary. The Old Lady of Hoy is a prominent Orkney landmark. And the plinths in central Glasgow proudly display statues of suffragettes. In this 'imagined atlas' fictional streets, buildings, statues and monuments are dedicated to real women, telling their often untold or unknown stories.For most of recorded history, women have been sidelined, if not silenced, by men who named the built environment after themselves. Now is the time to look unflinchingly at Scotland's heritage and bring those women who have been ignored to light. Sara Sheridan explores beyond the traditional male-dominated histories to reveal a new picture of Scotland's history and heritage.

Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women

Author : Silvia Federici
Publisher : PM Press
ISBN 13 : 1629635847
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (296 download)

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Download or read book Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women written by Silvia Federici and published by PM Press. This book was released on 2018-10-01 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are witnessing a new surge of interpersonal and institutional violence against women, including new witch hunts. This surge of violence has occurred alongside an expansion of capitalist social relations. In this new work that revisits some of the main themes of Caliban and the Witch, Silvia Federici examines the root causes of these developments and outlines the consequences for the women affected and their communities. She argues that, no less than the witch hunts in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Europe and the “New World,” this new war on women is a structural element of the new forms of capitalist accumulation. These processes are founded on the destruction of people’s most basic means of reproduction. Like at the dawn of capitalism, what we discover behind today’s violence against women are processes of enclosure, land dispossession, and the remolding of women’s reproductive activities and subjectivity. As well as an investigation into the causes of this new violence, the book is also a feminist call to arms. Federici’s work provides new ways of understanding the methods in which women are resisting victimization and offers a powerful reminder that reconstructing the memory of the past is crucial for the struggles of the present.

Pott's Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster

Author : Thomas Potts
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pott's Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster written by Thomas Potts and published by . This book was released on 1845 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Witchcraft and Superstitious Record

Author : J. Maxwell Wood
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3732663884
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (326 download)

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Download or read book Witchcraft and Superstitious Record written by J. Maxwell Wood and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-04-06 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Witchcraft and Superstitious Record by J. Maxwell Wood

The Book of the Duffs

Author : Alistair Norwich Tayler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book The Book of the Duffs written by Alistair Norwich Tayler and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Witchcraft and Adolescence in American Popular Culture

Author : Miranda Corcoran
Publisher : University of Wales Press
ISBN 13 : 1786838931
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (868 download)

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Download or read book Witchcraft and Adolescence in American Popular Culture written by Miranda Corcoran and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2022-06-15 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: