Daemonologie
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Daemonologie is a 1597 treatise by King James VI of Scotland (later James I of England) that explores and endorses the persecution of witchcraft and demonic practices from a theological and political perspective.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
treatise ⓘ |
| aim |
to defend the reality of witchcraft
ⓘ
to instruct magistrates and clergy on witchcraft ⓘ to justify harsh penalties for witches ⓘ |
| author |
James VI and I
ⓘ
surface form:
James I of England
James VI and I ⓘ
surface form:
James VI of Scotland
|
| circulation | printed and widely read in Scotland and England ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | none (no formal dedication known) ⓘ |
| followedBy | later expanded English edition (1603) as part of James I’s writings ⓘ |
| genre |
demonology
ⓘ
political treatise ⓘ theological treatise ⓘ |
| hasPart |
first book
ⓘ
fourth book ⓘ second book ⓘ third book ⓘ |
| historicalContext | North Berwick witch trials ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| influenced |
English witchcraft legislation
ⓘ
Witchcraft Act 1604 ⓘ early modern witch trials in Scotland ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Malleus Maleficarum
ⓘ
continental European witchcraft treatises ⓘ |
| language | Early Modern English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
demonology
ⓘ
magic ⓘ necromancy ⓘ possession by demons ⓘ witch trials ⓘ witchcraft ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the most famous royal works on witchcraft
ⓘ
influencing Jacobean attitudes toward witchcraft ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1597 ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliationOfAuthor | Presbyterian-leaning Protestantism ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Reformation
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestant Reformation
|
| settingOfDialogue | scholarly conversation between interlocutors ⓘ |
| structure | dialogue ⓘ |
| supports |
belief in demonic activity
ⓘ
persecution of witches ⓘ witch trials ⓘ |
| theologicalPerspective |
Calvinism
ⓘ
surface form:
Calvinist
|
| topic |
biblical justification for witch-hunting
ⓘ
classification of demons ⓘ legal prosecution of witchcraft ⓘ methods of witches ⓘ nature of spirits ⓘ relationship between magic and heresy ⓘ |
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