Witchcraft and Magic in Ireland [electronic resource] /
Sneddon, Andrew.author.
This is the first academic overview of witchcraft and popular magic in Ireland and spans the medieval to the modern period. Based on a wide range of un-used and under-used primary source material, and taking account of denominational difference between Catholic and Protestant, it provides a detailed account of witchcraft trials and accusation.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Notes on Spelling, Dates and Irish Names; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Witchcraft Belief in Early Modern Ireland; 2 Witchcraft Legislation and Legal Administration in Early Modern Ireland; 3 Cunning-folk in Early Modern Ireland; 4 Witchcraft Accusations in Early Modern Ireland; 5 Witchcraft Trials and Demonic Possession in Early Modern Ireland; 6 Witchcraft in Modern Ireland: After the Trials; 7 Cunning-folk in Modern Ireland; Conclusion; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This is the first academic overview of witchcraft and popular magic in Ireland and spans the medieval to the modern period. Based on a wide range of un-used and under-used primary source material, and taking account of denominational difference between Catholic and Protestant, it provides a detailed account of witchcraft trials and accusation.
Religion-History.
Great Britain-History.
History, Modern.
Emotions.
Europe-History-1492-.
History of Religion.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Modern History.
Emotion.
History of Early Modern Europe.