Witch Hunt - I. Adam
The great Scottish witchcraft trials of 1697.
In 1696 a young girl named Christian Shaw falls into strange fits claiming that invisible people would torture her. The girl is the ten-year-old daughter of the Landlady and the Landlord of Bargarran in the Presbytery of Paisley. The parents, concerned about their daughter's health, take her to a doctor in Edinburgh, who confirms the assumptions that Christian must have been bewitched. Christian furthermore names several townspeople, regardless of social status, who she remembers as her tormentors. They are finally tried and some of them confess that several witches meetings have taken place. The book ends with the execution of seven condemned who had not given enough proof of their dedication to God by renouncing the devil. What renders the book interesting is the author's comment on how Christian's story could be interpreted in modern times. In the last chapter she gives an account on how the society's perception changed towards witchcraft. In 1736 the accusation of witchcraft was no longer legal. In the Enlightenment period people searched for natural explanations of Christian's fits. Psychologists argue that Christian shows typical signs of hysteria which can appear suddenly and disappear just as fast. Although some phenomena are unexplainable in Christian's story, the author considers that mystery reigned over reason at the time, when Christian's story was recorded.
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Auteur | : Isabel Adam |
Artikelnummer | : BF7534 |
Categorie(ën) | : Geschiedenis / Engelstalige boeken |
Taal | : Engels |
ISBN | : 0333216709 / 9780333216705 |
Uitgever | : Macmillan |
Druk | : 1 |
Jaar | : 1978 |
Pagina's | : 256 |
Bindwijze | : Hardcover, met stofomslag |
Afmetingen | : 14 x 22.5 cm. |
Conditie | : Als nieuw |
Verzending | : Brievenbuspost |
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