Project Gutenberg 2004-12-25 Public domain in the USA. 1212 Scott, Walter 1771 1832 Scott, Sir Walter Malagrowther, Malachi Cleishbotham, Jedediah Templeton, Laurence Morley, Henry 1822 1894 41030605 Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letters_on_Demonology_and_Witchcraft Etext Produced by Clare Boothby, Paul Moots and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft" by Sir Walter Scott is a scholarly examination and discourse on the societal beliefs regarding witchcraft and demonic influences, written in the early 19th century. The work forms part of Scott’s contributions to a wider family library aimed at disseminating affordable literature. It reflects on historical and philosophical perspectives of demonology, providing insights into how these beliefs were prevalent in early societies and how they shaped cultural narratives surrounding the supernatural. At the start of the work, the author introduces the significant themes of supernatural belief, asserting that the origin of demonology among humans is closely tied to the notion of the soul's immortality. Scott reflects on the philosophical objections to the existence of spirits, emphasizing that such concepts can often be convoluted through human imagination and emotional experiences. He discusses various instances and anecdotes that illustrate how people have perceived supernatural apparitions, especially during times of heightened emotions and anxiety. These opening letters set a contemplative tone by drawing on historical examples and personal accounts to convey the complexities that surround beliefs in the spiritual realm. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 43.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Demonology Witchcraft BF Text Witchcraft Category: History - Other Category: Philosophy & Ethics 766636 2025-08-06T09:57:03.928288 text/html 758014 2024-10-28T21:32:02 text/html 366755 2025-08-06T09:57:13.887267 application/epub+zip 381163 2025-08-06T09:57:07.408278 application/epub+zip 350242 2025-08-06T09:57:06.062270 application/epub+zip 654854 2025-08-06T09:57:19.023254 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 625501 2025-08-06T09:57:12.999240 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 594931 2022-09-07T16:34:42.599649 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 671325 2025-08-06T09:57:03.148335 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 651479 2024-10-28T21:32:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17730 2025-08-06T09:57:19.172207 application/rdf+xml 17112 2025-08-06T09:57:06.573282 image/jpeg 3962 2025-08-06T09:57:06.316263 image/jpeg 361121 2025-08-06T09:57:03.985281 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia