Bibliograph

Daemonologie (1597), King James the first. Newes from Scotland, declaring the damnable life and death of Doctor Fian, a notable sorcerer who was burned at Edenbrough in January last (1591) / James Carmichael

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Label

Daemonologie (1597), King James the first. Newes from Scotland, declaring the damnable life and death of Doctor Fian, a notable sorcerer who was burned at Edenbrough in January last (1591) / James Carmichael

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Daemonologie (1597)

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

King James the first. Newes from Scotland, declaring the damnable life and death of Doctor Fian, a notable sorcerer who was burned at Edenbrough in January last (1591) / James Carmichael

Summary

Daemonologie takes the form of a dialogue (popular for didactic works) and is divided into three sections: the first on magic and necromancy (the prediction of the future by communicating with the dead), the second on witchcraft and sorcery and the third on spirits and spectres

Target audience

adult

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King James, the First, Daemonologie (1597)King James the First DemonologyDemonologyNews from Scotland

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