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Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) is best known for his poetry and for historical novels such as Ivanhoe and Rob Roy, but he also had a lifelong fascination with witchcraft and the occult. Following a spell of ill-health, Scott was encouraged by his son-in-law, publisher J. G. Lockhart, to put together a volume examining the causes of paranormal phenomena. This collection of letters, first published in 1830, is notable for both its scope (examining social, cultural, medical and psychological factors in peoples' paranormal experiences) and its clear, rational standpoint. Scott explores the influence of Christianity on evolving views of what is classified as 'witchcraft' or 'evil', and he explains the many (often innocuous) meanings of the word 'witch'. Written with palpable enthusiasm and from a strikingly modern perspective, this volume explores a range of topics including fairies, elves and fortune-telling as well as inquisitions and witch trials.… (altro)
Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft Addressed to J.G. Lockhart, Esq., By Sir Walter Scott, Bart A history of witchcraft up to and including the time of Sir Walter Scott, in a series of letters to J.G. Lockhart, Esq., Scott's son-in-law, and biographer. Subjects include: Immortality of the Soul Wizards of the Pharoahs Creed of the Zoroasters Fairy Superstitions Cases of Demoniacs Witches of the Hebrews Satyrs of the North Evidence of Ghosts Intercourse with Supernatural World Delusions of the Touch Proper Witch Hunting Hardback. Published 1831 for Harper's Family Library, No. 11, 338 pages, plus ads in the back. Cloth cover with ads on the back cover. Some foxing. Covers foxed and with some darkened spots. ( )
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Origin of the general Opinions respecting Demonology among Mankind - The Belief in the Immortality of the Soul is the main inducement to credit its occasionally reappearance - The Philosophical Objections to the Apparition of an Abstract Spirit little understood by the Vulgar and Ignorant -
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There remains hope, however, that the grosser faults of our ancestors are now out of date; and that whatever follies the present race may be guilty of, the sense of humanity is too universally spread to permit them to think of tormenting wretches till they confess what is impossible, and then burning them for their pains.
Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) is best known for his poetry and for historical novels such as Ivanhoe and Rob Roy, but he also had a lifelong fascination with witchcraft and the occult. Following a spell of ill-health, Scott was encouraged by his son-in-law, publisher J. G. Lockhart, to put together a volume examining the causes of paranormal phenomena. This collection of letters, first published in 1830, is notable for both its scope (examining social, cultural, medical and psychological factors in peoples' paranormal experiences) and its clear, rational standpoint. Scott explores the influence of Christianity on evolving views of what is classified as 'witchcraft' or 'evil', and he explains the many (often innocuous) meanings of the word 'witch'. Written with palpable enthusiasm and from a strikingly modern perspective, this volume explores a range of topics including fairies, elves and fortune-telling as well as inquisitions and witch trials.
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