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History of Witchcraft and Demonology
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Occult scholarship, demonology, Gothic supernaturalism

The History of Witchcraft and Demonology: A Comprehensive Study of Witch Persecution and Demonic Belief

Montague Summers19260
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Montague Summers' comprehensive historical examination of witchcraft, witch persecution, and demonological belief across cultures and centuries. Traces development of witchcraft concepts, persecution methods, and demonological theory. Combines historical documentation with sympathetic understanding of witchcraft as genuine supernatural practice. Analyzes witch trials, demonic pacts, and supernaturalism from scholarly perspective.

Also known asSummers Witchcraft History · Comprehensive Witchcraft Study
This edition1926
EditionMontague Summers' comprehensive historical study of witchcraft persecution, demonological belief, and supernatural evil across cultures and time periods.
DemonologyCross-CulturalEuropean folkloreThe Infernal HierarchyCatholic DemonologyReligious historyDemonic Possessionsupernatural harmSupernatural evil

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Contents38 chapters

  1. 01THE HISTORY OF WITCHCRAFT
  2. 02CHAPTER I The Witch: Heretic and Anarchist
  3. 03NOTES TO CHAPTER I.
  4. 04CHAPTER II The Worship of the Witch
  5. 05CHAPTER II.
  6. 06CHAPTER III Demons and Familiars
  7. 07CHAPTER III.
  8. 08CHAPTER IV The Sabbat
  9. 09NOTES TO CHAPTER IV
  10. 10CHAPTER V The Witch in Holy Writ
  11. 11NOTES TO CHAPTER V
  12. 12CHAPTER VI Diabolic Possession and Modern Spiritism
  13. 13NOTES TO CHAPTER VI
  14. 14CHAPTER VII The Witch in Dramatic Literature
  15. 15CHAPTER VII
  16. 16BIBLIOGRAPHY
  17. 17GENERAL
  18. 18SCRIPTURAL AND ORIENTAL
  19. 19ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, AND IRELAND
  20. 20ENGLAND: THE PAMPHLET LITERATURE
  21. 21FRANCE
  22. 22FRANCE: SPECIAL CASES
  23. 23Madeleine Bavent
  24. 24Marie Benoist, La Bucaille
  25. 25La Cadière and Père Girard
  26. 26Leonora Galigai
  27. 27Louis Gaufridi and Madeleine de la Palud
  28. 28Urbain Grandier
  29. 29S. Joan of Arc
  30. 30La Voisin and her Confederates
  31. 31Palladism
  32. 32Gilles de Rais
  33. 33The Templars
  34. 34ITALY
  35. 35NORTH AMERICA
  36. 36GERMANY
  37. 37SPIRITISM
  38. 38THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE

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