The Witches Of Fife
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The Witches Of Fife
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Author : Stuart MacDonald
language : en
Publisher: Birlinn
Release Date : 2014-08-01
The Witches Of Fife written by Stuart MacDonald and has been published by Birlinn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-01 with History categories.
Along the coast of Fife, in villages like Culross and Pittenweem, history records that some women were executed as witches. Nevertheless, the reality of what happened the night that Janet Cornfoot was lynched at Pittenweem is hard to grasp as one sits by the harbour watching the fishing boats unload their catch and the pleasure boats rising with the tide. How could people do this to an old woman? Why was no-one ever brought to justice? And why would anyone defend such a lynching? The task of the historian is to try to make events in the past come alive and seem less strange. The details of the witch-hunt are fascinating. Some of the anecdotes are strange. The modern reader finds it hard to imagine illness being blamed on the malevolence of a beggar woman denied charity, or the economic failure of a sea voyage being attributed to the village hag, not bad weather. Witch-hunting was related to ideas, values, attitudes and political events. It was a complicated process, involving religious and civil authorities, village tensions and the fears of the elite. The witch-hunt in Scotland also took place at a time when one of the main agendas was the creation of a righteous or godly society. As a result, religious authorities had control over aspects of people's lives which seem as strange to us today as beliefs about magic or witchcraft. It was not accidental that the witch-hunt in Scotland, and specifically in Fife, should have happened at this time. This book tells the story of what occurred over a period of a century and a half, and offers some explanation as to why it occurred.
The Witch Of Fife
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Author : Judy Paterson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
The Witch Of Fife written by Judy Paterson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Witches categories.
The Weem Witch
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Author : Leonard Low
language : en
Publisher: Steve Savage Publishers Limited
Release Date : 2006
The Weem Witch written by Leonard Low and has been published by Steve Savage Publishers Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
In March 1704 Patrick Morton, a 16-year-old blacksmith in the coastal Fife town of Pittenweem, claimed to have found a witch's spell left at his door - a wooden bucket containing a fire coal and some water. At once he felt ill, or so he said - he could barely stand, had no appetite, became emaciated. In May he started to have fits. Morton accused several local women of tormenting him by witchcraft, setting off a witch-hunt reminiscent of the Middle Ages, dragging innocent women and men into a snare of repression and death, The Weem Witch tells the story of the Pittenweem witches, using contemporary documents to bring a horrifying episode in Scotland's past under the spotligh
Witchcraft And Trials For Witchcraft In Fife
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Author : John Ewart Simpkins
language : en
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Release Date : 2020-09-17
Witchcraft And Trials For Witchcraft In Fife written by John Ewart Simpkins and has been published by Read Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-17 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
This insightful volume details the horrifying witchcraft trials that were conducted in Fife, Scotland, through the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries. Fife was the worst affected region of Scotland during the country’s witch trials between the 1500s and 1700s. The volume is a fantastic insight into the horror of these trials in which an estimated 380 people were accused of practising sorcery. Most of these were women who were then subjected to torture and execution. Uncover the dark history of this ancient county and learn about the appalling history of witchcraft trials.
Satan S Conspiracy
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Author : P. G. Maxwell-Stuart
language : en
Publisher: Dundurn
Release Date : 2001
Satan S Conspiracy written by P. G. Maxwell-Stuart and has been published by Dundurn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
Synthesizing the evidence for magic and witchcraft in 16th-century Scotland, this book profiles unpublished manuscripts, 19th- and early-20th-century transcriptions, and passing remarks in the histories of shires and boroughs. Preliminary suggestions are made about how these sources can be interpreted, so that nature scholars of Scottish witchcraft in particular will be able to more easily construct their theories with the analyses provided.
Scottish Witches And Witch Hunters
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Author : J. Goodare
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2013-10-31
Scottish Witches And Witch Hunters written by J. Goodare and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-31 with History categories.
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.
Witchcraft And Belief In Early Modern Scotland
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Author : J. Goodare
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2007-12-04
Witchcraft And Belief In Early Modern Scotland written by J. Goodare and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-04 with History categories.
This pioneering collection concentrates on witchcraft beliefs rather than witch-hunting. It ranges widely across areas of popular belief, culture and ritual practice, as well as dealing with intellectual life and incorporating regional and comparative elements.
The Scottish Witch Hunt In Context
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Author : Julian Goodare
language : en
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Release Date : 2002-09-21
The Scottish Witch Hunt In Context written by Julian Goodare and has been published by Manchester University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-09-21 with History categories.
This book is a collection of essays on Scottish witchcraft and witch-hunting, which covers the whole period of the Scottish witch-hunt, from the mid-16th century to the early 18th. It particularly emphasizes the later stages, since scholars are now as keen to explain why witch-hunting declined as why it occurred. There are studies of particular witchcraft panics, including a reassessment of the role of King James VI. The book thus covers a wide range of topics concerned with Scottish witch-hunting - and also places it in the context of other topics: gender relations, folklore, magic and healing, and moral regulation by church and state.
A Source Book Of Scottish Witchcraft
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Author : Christina Larner
language : en
Publisher: Zeticula
Release Date : 2005
A Source Book Of Scottish Witchcraft written by Christina Larner and has been published by Zeticula this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
First published in 1977 and now reprinted in its original form, A Source-book of Scottish Witchcraft has been the most authoritative reference book on Scottish Witchcraft for almost thirty years. It has been invaluable to the specialist scholar and of interest to the general reader. It provides, but provides much more than, a series of lists of the 'names and addresses' of long-dead witches. However, although it is widely quoted and held in high esteem, few copies were ever printed and most are owned by libraries or similar institutions. Until now, it has been difficult to obtain and even more difficult to buy. In 1938, George F. Black, a Scotsman who was in charge of New York Public Library, published A Calendar of Cases of Witchcraft in Scotland 1510-1727. This was a fairly comprehensive compilation of brief accounts of references, in printed sources, to Scottish witchcraft cases. The Source-book built upon this study but went beyond it by including, through an examination of actual ancient manuscripts, information on previously unpublished cases. It also presented the material in a more systematic way in relation, where known, to the names of the accused witches, their sex, their fate, the place of the case, its date and the type of court that dealt with it. Some such information is presented in the form of tables. Transcriptions of documents pertaining to witchcraft trials- such as examples of the evidence of supposed witnesses, and other salient legal documents - including, for instance, an ancient account of when and why the testimony of female witnesses might be legally acceptable in Scottish courts - are also presented.
Secret Dunfermline
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Author : Gregor Stewart
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2018-10-15
Secret Dunfermline written by Gregor Stewart and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-15 with Photography categories.
Explore Dunfermline's secret history through a fascinating selection of stories, facts and photographs.