The Political History of the DevilAMS Press, 2003 - 605 Seiten First published in 1726, this full-length study of the devil's role in society combines Biblical history with common sense as Defoe considers the conflict between forces of destructive evil and the benevolent Deity which controls the world. |
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... Witches , recommended by the acute Pen of King James the First , and others of the like Opinion and Sagacity . The old Woman is ty'd Hand and Foot , and thrown into the River , and if she swims she is guilty , and taken out and burnt ...
... Witches , recommended by the acute Pen of King James the First , and others of the like Opinion and Sagacity . The old Woman is ty'd Hand and Foot , and thrown into the River , and if she swims she is guilty , and taken out and burnt ...
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... witches , a number of witches are so identified , among them Mother Buske ( 1560 ) , " suspected by Church authorities " ; Mother Waterhouse ( 1566 ) , “ hanged " ; Mother Staunton ( 1579 ) " released because ' no manslaughter objected ...
... witches , a number of witches are so identified , among them Mother Buske ( 1560 ) , " suspected by Church authorities " ; Mother Waterhouse ( 1566 ) , “ hanged " ; Mother Staunton ( 1579 ) " released because ' no manslaughter objected ...
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... witches flying through the air to the Sabbats [ con- gregations of witches ] , witches ' marks and pacts with the Devil . " Boulton's views were countered by Francis Hutchinson " a clergyman , later Bishop of Down and Connor , who had ...
... witches flying through the air to the Sabbats [ con- gregations of witches ] , witches ' marks and pacts with the Devil . " Boulton's views were countered by Francis Hutchinson " a clergyman , later Bishop of Down and Connor , who had ...
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List of Illustrations | xi |
Headnote | xix |
Notes to Headnote | lxxv |
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