Letter 1 : * "Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft", by Walter Scott, [1830], Origin of the general Opinions respecting Demonology among Mankind -- The Belief in the Immortality of the Soul is the main inducement to credit its occasional re-appearance -- The Philosophical Objections to the Appariti...
Introduction : * "Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft", by Walter Scott, [1830], Sir Walter Scott's "Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft" were his contribution to a series of books, published by John Murray, which appeared between the years 1829 and 1847, and formed a collection of eighty volumes known...
Letter 8 : * "Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft", by Walter Scott, [1830], The Effects of the Witch Superstition are to be traced in the Laws of a Kingdom -- Usually punished in England as a Crime connected with Politics -- Attempt at Murder for Witchcraft not in itself Capital -- Trials of Persons...
Letter 5 : * "Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft", by Walter Scott, [1830], Those who dealt in fortune-telling, mystical cures by charms, and the like, often claimed an intercourse with Fairyland Hudhart or Hudikin -- Pitcairn's "Scottish Criminal Trials" -- Story of Bessie Dunlop and her Adviser -- Her...
Letter 9 : * "Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft", by Walter Scott, [1830], Scottish Trials -- Earl of Mar -- Lady Glammis -- William Barton -- Witches of Auldearne -- Their Rites and Charms -- Their Transformation into Hares -- Satan's Severity towards them -- Their Crimes -- Sir George Mackenzie's...
Letter 3 : * "Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft", by Walter Scott, [1830], Creed of Zoroaster -- Received partially into most Heathen Nations Instances among the Celtic Tribes of Scotland -- Beltane Feast -- Gudeman's Croft-Such abuses admitted into Christianity after the earlier Ages of the Church-Law...
Letter 7 : * "Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft", by Walter Scott, [1830], Penal Laws unpopular when rigidly exercised -- Prosecution of Witches placed in the hand of Special Commissioners, "ad inquirendum -- "Prosecution for Witchcraft not frequent in the Elder Period of the Roman Empire -- N...
Letter 10 : * "Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft", by Walter Scott, [1830], Other Mystic Arts independent of Witchcraft -- Astrology -- Its Influence during the 16th and 17th Centuries -- Base Ignorance of those who practised it -- Lilly's History of his Life and Times -- Astrologer's Society -- Dr. Lamb...
Letter 6 : * "Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft", by Walter Scott, [1830], Immediate Effect of Christianity on Articles of Popular Superstition -- Chaucer's Account of the Roman Catholic Priests banishing the Fairies -- Bishop Corbett imputes the same Effect to the Reformation -- His Verses on th...
Letter 2 : * "Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft", by Walter Scott, [1830], Consequences of the Fall on the Communication between Man and the Spiritual World -- Effects of the Flood -- Wizards of Pharaoh -- Text in Exodus against Witches -- The word "Witch" is by some said to mean merely Poisoner -- Or if...
Letter 4 : * "Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft", by Walter Scott, [1830], The Fairy Superstition is derived from different sources -- The Classical Worship of the Silvans, or Rural Deities, proved by Roman Altars discovered -- The Gothic Duergar, or Dwarfs -- Supposed to be derived from the Northern Laps...