Enemies Of God: The Witch-Hunt In Scotland

by LARNER,

Scotland history; figures, appendices, notes, bibliography, index, 244 pages.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Religion, Scotland, Witches, Witchcraft

256 pages, Hardcover

First published November 24, 1983

Reviews

[Teri Peterson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really 3.5 stars, but only because it occasionally falls into the trap of so much academic work of summarising what has already been said more than once. Overall I found this a really readable and interesting overview of 200 years of witch-hunting as a method of social control. I would like to see more time spent on the gender dynamics of social systems and witch-hunting, but in a book of this scope I think she touched on that as much as was possible without making it a much longer work.

[J.M. Gale · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not an easy read but a fascinating one. Early chapters were very dry but there are extensive transcripts from trials and a thorough explorations of the community in terms of belief and social structure.

[Athenaïse · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read for my thesis. Very academic but I would recommend it if you want to explore feminist literature on witch-hunting.