Project Gutenberg 2004-12-25 Public domain in the USA. 528 Scott, Walter 1771 1832 Scott, Sir Walter Malagrowther, Malachi Cleishbotham, Jedediah Templeton, Laurence Morley, Henry 1822 1894 41030605 Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft Etext Produced by Clare Boothby, Paul Moots and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft" by Sir Walter Scott is a scholarly examination and discourse on the societal beliefs regarding witchcraft and demonic influences, written in the early 19th century. The work forms part of Scott’s contributions to a wider family library aimed at disseminating affordable literature. It reflects on historical and philosophical perspectives of demonology, providing insights into how these beliefs were prevalent in early societies and how they shaped cultural narratives surrounding the supernatural. At the start of the work, the author introduces the significant themes of supernatural belief, asserting that the origin of demonology among humans is closely tied to the notion of the soul's immortality. Scott reflects on the philosophical objections to the existence of spirits, emphasizing that such concepts can often be convoluted through human imagination and emotional experiences. He discusses various instances and anecdotes that illustrate how people have perceived supernatural apparitions, especially during times of heightened emotions and anxiety. These opening letters set a contemplative tone by drawing on historical examples and personal accounts to convey the complexities that surround beliefs in the spiritual realm. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Demonology Witchcraft BF Text Witchcraft Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 766522 766531 2024-09-06T11:52:21.202710 2023-09-07T03:45:44.385564 text/html text/html 777989 2021-03-02T16:23:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 272331 2021-03-02T16:23:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 339982 2024-09-06T11:52:29.867649 application/epub+zip 354668 2024-09-06T11:52:23.115713 application/epub+zip 354668 2024-09-06T11:52:22.020735 application/epub+zip 623778 2024-09-06T11:52:35.306629 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 594459 2024-09-06T11:52:29.101709 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 594931 2022-09-07T16:34:42.599649 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 671432 671295 2024-09-06T11:52:20.356695 2023-09-07T03:45:43.660513 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 671173 2020-12-19T00:43:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 258295 2020-12-19T00:43:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 671182 2020-12-19T00:43:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 258202 2020-12-19T00:43:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21331 2024-09-06T11:52:35.449628 application/rdf+xml 17209 2024-09-06T11:52:22.421702 image/jpeg 3997 2024-09-06T11:52:22.227687 image/jpeg 334812 2024-09-06T11:52:21.265709 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia