An Historical Essay Concerning Witchcraft. With Observations Upon Matters of Fact; Tending to Clear the Texts of the Sacred Scriptures, and Confute the Vulgar Errors About That Point

by Francis Hutchinson

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346 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1720

Reviews

[Mel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very different argument against witchcraft than the others I've been reading recently. It didn't simply provide the difference in translation, and the problem with the "evidence" it witch trials, but went much further. It was written by a clergyman and took the form of a discussion with someone asking questions and the expert providing an answer. My favourite part was when it listed all the historical witches and included Albertus Magnus, The Pied Piper of Hamlin, and Joan of Arc all on the same page! It looked over the famous cases of the past, not just in England but in the States and Europe. It covered Biblical and historic incidents. All very interesting though I did find the question and answer framing to get a bit stale after awhile. Still definitely one I'd recommend.