The Discoverie of Witchcraft by Reginald Scot
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"The Discoverie of Witchcraft" by Reginald Scot is a book published in 1584, intended as an exposé of early modern witchcraft. Scot argued that prosecuting accused witches was irrational and un-Christian, blaming the Roman Church for perpetuating these beliefs. The work also contains the first published material on stage magic, revealing how charlatans deceived the public. This controversial book influenced Shakespeare's "Macbeth" and sparked decades of heated theological debate, with King James
VI calling Scot's opinions "damnable." (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Scot, Reginald, 1538?-1599 |
|---|---|
| Editor | Nicholson, Brinsley, 1824-1892 |
| LoC No. | 19020291 |
| Title | The Discoverie of Witchcraft |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Discoverie_of_Witchcraft |
| Credits |
Produced by David Starner, Robert Tonsing, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 61.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | BF: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Psychology, Philosophy, Psychoanalysis |
| Subject | Witchcraft -- Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Demonology -- Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Magic -- Early works to 1800 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 60766 |
| Release Date | Nov 22, 2019 |
| Last Update | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 2260 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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