Description: The Demonology of King James I: Includes the Original Text of Daemonologie and News from Scotland Paperback – Illustrated, April 8, 2011 Product Details Publisher : Llewellyn Publications (April 8, 2011) Language : English Paperback : 360 pages ISBN-13 : 978-0738723457 Item Weight : 2.31 pounds Dimensions : 6 x 0.84 x 9 inches Written by King James I and published in 1597, the original edition of Demonology is widely regarded as one of the most interesting and controversial religious writings in history, yet because it is written in the language of its day, it has been notoriously difficult to occult scholar Donald Tyson has modernized and annotated the original text, making this historically important work accessible to contemporary readers. Also deciphered here, for the first time, is the anonymous tract News from Scotland, an account of the North Berwick witch trials over which King James presided.Tyson examines King James' obsession with witches and their alleged attempts on his life, and offers a knowledgeable and sympathetic look at the details of magick and witchcraft in the Jacobean period. Demonology features historical woodcut illustrations and includes the original old English texts in their entirety. This reference work is the key to an essential source text on seventeenth-century witchcraft and the Scottish witch trials Read more
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Book Title: Demonology of King James I : Includes the Original Text of Daemonologie and News from Scotland
Number of Pages: 360 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
Item Height: 0.8 in
Topic: Demonology & Satanism, Royalty, Magick Studies
Publication Year: 2011
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Religion, Body, Mind & Spirit, Biography & Autobiography
Item Weight: 20 oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Donald Tyson
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
