Article ID: CBB001212821

The Reception of Reginald Scot's Discovery of Witchcraft: Witchcraft, Magic, and Radical Religion (2013)

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This article considers the reception of Reginald Scot's skeptical Discouerie of Witchcraft (1584). As well as the surprisingly mixed reception of the first edition, this article examines the publication of the second edition. The latter appeared in 1651, long after Scot's death; the possible reasons for its publication have never been examined. Not only interest in witchcraft but other kinds of magic and even religious radicalism may have been involved. Such an examination offers an insight into the possible ways in which Scot's work was read, and suggests that the work had an impact beyond the field of witchcraft theory.

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Authors & Contributors
Falen, Douglas J
Young, Francis
Simon, Sophie
Seitz, Jonathan
Schulte, Rolf
Rublack, Ulinka
Concepts
Occult sciences
Witchcraft; demonology
Magic
Science and religion
Science and culture
Rituals
Time Periods
16th century
17th century
Renaissance
15th century
18th century
Early modern
Places
Europe
England
Benin
Bologna (Italy)
United States
Russia
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