Supernatural in Early Modern Scotland

This book is a collection of chapters on supernatural belief and practice in Scotland between 1500 and 1800. It deals with elite culture - from political prophecy to astrology, theology and poetic visions. And it deals with popular culture - from trances and visionary encounters with ghosts and fairies, to folkloric angels and Second Sight.

Info autore

Julian Goodare is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Edinburgh

Martha McGill is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Warwick

Riassunto

This book is a collection of chapters on supernatural belief and practice in Scotland between 1500 and 1800. It deals with elite culture – from political prophecy to astrology, theology and poetic visions. And it deals with popular culture – from trances and visionary encounters with ghosts and fairies, to folkloric angels and Second Sight. -- .

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Julian Mcgill Goodare
• Con la collaborazione di: Julian Goodare (Editore), Goodare Julian (Editore), Martha Mcgill (Editore)
• Editore: Manchester University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.01.2023
• EAN: 9781526167149
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-6714-9
• Pagine: 272
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Spiritualità > Scienze e culture antiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Età moderna fino al 1918; Witchcraft, RELIGION / Wicca, Scotland, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, c 1500 onwards to present day, Social and cultural history, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards