Daemonologie - With Original Illustrations

Daemonologie - With Original Illustrations
Author: King James I. Of England
Publisher:
Total Pages: 122
Release: 2012-06-01
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9781908388810

In 1590 three hundred Scottish 'witches' were tried for plotting the murder of their King, James VI of Scotland (soon to be James I of England). James is known to have suffered from a morbid fear of violent death, and the trial heightened his anxiety over this apparently treasonous 'un-Christian' sect, and stimulated him to study the whole subject of witchcraft. 'Daemonologie' is the result of this royal research, detailing his opinions on the topic in the form of a Socratic dialogue between the sceptic Philomathes and witch-averse Epistemon, who reveals many aspects of witch-craft. The book consists of three sections, on magic, on sorcery and witchcraft, and on spirits and ghosts, and ends with a lurid account of the North Berwick witch trials, based on the evidence of Dr John Fian, the alleged head of the coven, whose 'confession' was obtained with the aid of thumbscrews, the Boot, and by the ripping out of his fingernails.

The Demonology of King James I

The Demonology of King James I
Author: Donald Tyson
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2012-03-08
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 0738729949

Written by King James I and published in 1597, the original edition of Demonology is widely regarded as one of the most interesting and controversial religious writings in history, yet because it is written in the language of its day, it has been notoriously difficult to understand. Now occult scholar Donald Tyson has modernized and annotated the original text, making this historically important work accessible to contemporary readers. Also deciphered here, for the first time, is the anonymous tract News from Scotland, an account of the North Berwick witch trials over which King James presided. Tyson examines King James' obsession with witches and their alleged attempts on his life, and offers a knowledgeable and sympathetic look at the details of magick and witchcraft in the Jacobean period. Demonology features historical woodcut illustrations and includes the original old English texts in their entirety. This reference work is the key to an essential source text on seventeenth-century witchcraft and the Scottish witch trials

Daemonologie

Daemonologie
Author: King James I of England
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Total Pages: 102
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1465514139

Daemonologie

Daemonologie
Author: King James
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2018-05-26
Genre:
ISBN: 9781720360247

Daemonologie-in full Daemonologie, In Forme of a Dialogue, Divided into three Books: By the High and Mighty Prince, James &c.-was written and published in 1597 by King James VI of Scotland (later also James I of England) as a philosophical dissertation on contemporary necromancy and the historical relationships between the various methods of divination used from ancient black magic. This included a study on demonology and the methods demons used to bother troubled men while touching on topics such as werewolves and vampires. It was a political yet theological statement to educate a misinformed populace on the history, practices and implications of sorcery and the reasons for persecuting a witch in a Christian society under the rule of canonical law. This book is believed to be one of the main sources used by William Shakespeare in the production of Macbeth. Shakespeare attributed many quotes and rituals found within the book directly to the Weird Sisters, yet also attributed the Scottish themes and settings referenced from the trials in which King James was involved.

King James VI and I and the Reunion of Christendom

King James VI and I and the Reunion of Christendom
Author: W. B. Patterson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2000-09-14
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780521793858

This book shows King James VI and I, king of Scotland and England, in an unaccustomed light. Long regarded as inept, pedantic, and whimsical, James is shown here as an astute and far-sighted statesman whose reign was focused on achieving a permanent union between his two kingdoms and a peaceful and stable community of nations throughout Europe.

Elizabethan Demonology

Elizabethan Demonology
Author: Thomas Alfred Spalding
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Total Pages: 175
Release: 2020-09-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1465595961

On the Demon-mania of Witches

On the Demon-mania of Witches
Author: Jean Bodin
Publisher: Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies
Total Pages: 228
Release: 1995
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9780969751250

Daemonologie

Daemonologie
Author: King James I
Publisher:
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2020-12-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781684225057

2020 Reprint of the 1924 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This edition reprints the original edition of Daemonologie [1597] and the original edition of Newes from Scotland [1591]. Daemonologie was written by King James VI of Scotland (later also James I of England) as a philosophical dissertation on contemporary necromancy and the historical relationships between the various methods of divination used from ancient black magic. It includes a study on demonology and the methods demons used to bother troubled men. It also touches on topics such as werewolves and vampires. It was a political yet theological statement to educate a misinformed populace on the history, practices and implications of sorcery and the reasons for persecuting a witch in a Christian society under the rule of canonical law. It is also believed to be one of the main sources used by William Shakespeare in the production of Macbeth. Shakespeare attributed many quotes and rituals found within the book directly to the Weird Sisters, yet also attributed the Scottish themes and settings referenced from the trials in which King James was involved. As detailed in his preface, the main sources of this work were that of historically confessed witches, judicial case history and the Bible itself. He also amassed various dissertations on magical studies to expand his education on the relationships between infernal spirits and men. James generally sought to prove that the devilish arts have always been yet still are, but also explains the justification of a witch trial and the punishments which a practitioner of the dark arts merits. He also reasons scholastically what kinds of things are possible in the performance of these arts, and the natural causes of the Devil's power with the use of philosophical reasoning. King James sought to prove the existence of witchcraft to other Christians through biblical teachings. Newes from Scotland--The initial and subsequent publications of Daemonologie included a previously published news pamphlet detailing the accounts of the North Berwick witch trials that involved King James himself as he acted as judge over the proceedings. The deputy bailiff to the kingdom of Scotland, David Seaton, had a servant named Geillis Duncan who, within a short period of time, was found to have miraculously helped any who were troubled or grieved with sickness or infirmity.