A Collection of Rare and Curious Tracts on Witchcraft and the Second Sight: With an Original Essay on Witchcraft - Couverture souple

Webster, David

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1432534475 ISBN 13 : 9781432534479

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing Co, 2007

Synopsis

""A Collection of Rare and Curious Tracts on Witchcraft and the Second Sight"" is a book edited by David Webster. It is a compilation of various historical documents and accounts related to the practice of witchcraft and second sight in Scotland and other parts of Europe. The book includes transcripts of witch trials, eyewitness testimonies, and other primary sources that shed light on the beliefs and practices of witches and those who claimed to possess the second sight. In addition, the book features an original essay by Webster that provides an overview of the history of witchcraft and its persecution in Europe. This book is an important resource for anyone interested in the history of witchcraft and the supernatural in Scotland and beyond.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Pf AC opy of the Indictment and Precept forS ummoning the Jury and Witnesses, with theW arrant for theE xecution, of theW itches at Borrowstouness, .... 95 Trial of I sobel Elliot and others, -- -- 104 Confession of Helen Taylor, .. .- 107 Deposition of Manie Haliburton, .... 109 Declaration of John Kincaid, the Pricker, -111 Trial of William Coke and Allison Dick, .. 118 A mount of theE irks Share of Expense forB urning the said William Coke and Allison IM ck, --------- 188 Town spart on the above occasion, -. -124 Account of theE xpense of Burning Margaret Denham, .,.- -125 Minutes and Proceedings of the Kirk-S ession ofT orryburn, and the Confession of Lillias A die, 129 Frazer on theS econd Sight, -- -- -147 The Publisher to the Reader, 160 Short Advertisement to the Reader, -- -167 AB rief Discourse concerning theS econd Sight, commonly so caU ed, -..-...
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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing Co
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1432534475
• ISBN 13: 9781432534479
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 184
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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