The Reception of Reginald Scot’s Discovery of Witchcraft

Witchcraft, Magic, and Radical Religion

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ID7864574
AuthorsF Davies (0000-0001-6491-0247), Simon Davies (0000-0001-5127-4755, corresponding author), S F Davies
Year2013
Volume74
Issue3
Pages381-401
Publication date2013-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of the History of Ideas (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-5037 • E-ISSN: 1086-3222
PublisherProject MUSE (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1353/jhi.2013.0021
OpenAlexW1964542743
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited11

This article considers the reception of Reginald Scot’s skeptical Discouerie of Witchcraft (1584). As well as the surprisingly mixed reception of the first edition, this article examines the publication of the second edition. The latter appeared in 1651, long after Scot’s death; the possible reasons for its publication have never been examined. Not only interest in witchcraft but other kinds of magic and even religious radicalism may have been involved. Such an examination offers an insight into the possible ways in which Scot’s work was read, and suggests that the work had an impact beyond the field of witchcraft theory

Art · Literature · MAGIC (telescope) · Political radicalism · Political science · Politics · Reception theory · Skepticism · Theology · Classics · History · Law · Literature: history, themes, analysis · Medieval Literature and History · Philosophy · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity · Religious studies

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