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Early 19th-century British demonology and folklore

J. S. Forsyth

J.S. Forsyth was a British author active in the early nineteenth century, known for Demonologia; or, Natural Knowledge Revealed (c. 1827, second edition 1831), a wide-ranging rationalist exposé of superstition, witchcraft, astrology, demonology, and occult belief. He also authored works on medical jurisprudence, suggesting a professional background in law or medicine; no biographical records giving his birth or death dates have been located in available sources.

RationalismWestern SkepticalSkepticismdemonic invocationEuropean folkloreInfernal HierarchyastrologyThe Infernal HierarchyComparative MythologyDemonic pactsDemonologyHistorical SuperstitionsDoctrine of DevilsNatural Knowledge Revealed (Exposé)Demonic Possession

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Demonology

Demonology texts covering spirit hierarchies, possession, exorcism, theological classification, grimoires, and early modern debates on magic.

Comparative Mythology

Comparative mythology texts on gods, hero cycles, symbolic patterns, classical myth, Indo-European myth, and cross-cultural mythic structures.

Folklore Studies

Folklore studies texts on folk tales, fairy belief, superstition, regional customs, oral tradition, and the collection of vernacular belief.

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Demonologia

Demonologia

1827

Intermediate

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