Project Gutenberg 2013-09-05 Public domain in the USA. 202 Seymour, St. John D. (St. John Drelincourt) 1880 1950 Seymour, St. John Drelincourt 13024475 Irish Witchcraft and Demonology Reading ease score: 58.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. E-text prepared by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "Irish Witchcraft and Demonology" by St. John D. Seymour is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work delves into the phenomenon of witchcraft in Ireland, positing that while witchcraft did not flourish to the same degree as in neighboring countries, it nonetheless had a presence, particularly through notable events like the case of Dame Alice Kyteler. Seymour aims to compile and analyze scattered historical records and tales of witchcraft and supernatural beliefs in Ireland. The opening of the text provides a thoughtful examination of the belief in witchcraft in Ireland, arguing against the common perception that the country was largely free from such phenomena. It discusses the historical context, noting that the Anglo-Norman and Protestant influences shaped the witchcraft narrative differently than in Celtic circles. With reference to various trials and societal responses, the author elucidates reasons for Ireland’s relative immunity to widespread witch persecution, such as the lack of significant witchcraft literature and the political turmoil of the time. The introduction effectively sets the stage for deeper explorations into individual cases and broader cultural beliefs in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43651/43651-h/images/cover.jpg en Demonology Witchcraft -- Ireland BF Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 357326 357101 2024-10-18T10:27:54.117858 2023-09-19T06:15:58.352819 text/html text/html 353860 2013-09-05T15:43:17 text/html 172211 2013-09-05T15:46:03 text/html application/zip 182679 2024-10-18T10:28:00.192837 application/epub+zip 184628 2024-10-18T10:27:55.190866 application/epub+zip 184628 2024-10-18T10:27:54.636869 application/epub+zip 294163 2024-10-18T10:28:03.970815 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 250465 2024-10-18T10:27:59.319841 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 250657 2022-09-19T21:08:06.341826 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303572 303424 2024-10-18T10:27:53.247859 2023-09-19T06:15:57.579857 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 303210 2013-09-05T15:40:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 118650 2013-09-05T15:40:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 303231 2013-09-05T15:40:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 118617 2013-09-05T15:40:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21732 2024-10-18T10:28:04.321813 application/rdf+xml 11567 2024-10-18T10:27:54.741843 image/jpeg 1657 2024-10-18T10:27:54.688846 image/jpeg 178025 2024-10-18T10:27:54.149845 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