Witchcraft and Folk Belief in the Age of Enlightenment: Scotland, 1670-1740 by Lizanne Henderson (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016) Hardcover Edition

Witchcraft and Folk Belief in the Age of Enlightenment: Scotland, 1670-1740 by Lizanne Henderson (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016) Hardcover EditionLizanne Henderson. Witchcraft and Folk Belief in the Age of Enlightenment, Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic. Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. 382 pages. Hardcover edition. Condition: Fine Description from the publisher: Taking an interdisciplinary perspective, Witchcraft and Folk Belief in the Age of Enlightenment represents the first in depth investigation of Scottish witchcraft and witch belief post 1662, the period of supposed decline

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