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Enemies of God: Witch Hunt in Scotland [Paperback]

Norman Cohn (Foreword), Christina Larner (Author)
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  • Paperback: 172 pages
  • Publisher: John Donald Publishers Ltd; New edition edition (Jun 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0859765180
  • ISBN-13: 978-0859765183
  • Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,014,579 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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For many years the European witch craze of the 16th and 17th centuries was considered a subject of almost "bad taste" to study. Then came World War II and a genocide which was the greatest convulsion of evil the world had ever seen. Scholars realized that the witch cult was still with us. This is the story of how a rapidly growing and civilized European nation could turn on itself in a frenzy of violence, and marginalize and kill its own people in a hysteria which became both self-perpetuating and self-justifying; of how otherwise sober and intelligent people could defend this killing, and of how a state could use mass murder as an instrument of state policy.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Having had this book recommended to me during my degree studies I initially borrowed this from my library. However having taken the time to read the book I was sufficiently impressed to go on and purchase a copy.

Simply put this is an excellent work examining one of the most signficant and tragic periods in Scottish history between 1563 and 1736 during which time witchcraft was a crime punishable by death.

Looking not just at a chronology of events, but putting genuine consideration into the factors which could enable a people to permit and indeed advocate the wholesale murder of innocents whether through genuine belief in the supernatural or as a means of control over the lower classes of society. In this respect the book provides a fascinating insight into a phenomena rarely written about outside the boundaries of the Holocaust and the German people during the Second World War.

Thoroughly recommended either as a starting point for students of history or as a fascinating insight into a little discussed field for amateur historians and casual readers alike.

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Enemies of God. 30 July 2001
By Renee McSheffrey - Published on Amazon.com
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Christina Larner has written and excellent and readable book about the horrors of the witch hunt in Scotland.

"Enemies of God" is very informative and well organized in its approach to the witch hunts in Scotland. Her book discusses everything from the start of, and reasons for the witch craze to the trials themselves, some of which are described in amazing (and rather unpleasant) detail.

I was impressed with the book not being simply an excuse to write some gory and horrific accounts of human torture, but rather Larner takes a scholarly approach and explores not only the cases themselves, but social structure, religion, politics and superstition of the times, and their influence on the witch trials.

The language is very adult and straightforward with out being too full of jargon or obscure references. However the book does seem at times to assume that the reader has access to the same sources as the author and has actually read them.

This is an excellent book for those wishing to study the witch trials of Scotland in a serious manner.

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