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Daemonologie—in full Dæmonologie, In Forme of a Dialogue, Divided into three Books: By the High and Mightie Prince, James &c.—was first published in 1597 [1] by King James VI of Scotland (later also James I of England) as a philosophical dissertation on contemporary necromancy and the historical relationships between the various methods of divination used from ancient black magic.
Daemonolatreiae libri tres is a 1595 work by Nicholas Rémy.It was edited by Montague Summers and translated as Demonolatry in 1929.. Along with the Malleus Maleficarum, it is generally considered one of the most important early works on demons and witches.
The Malleus Maleficarum, [a] usually translated as the Hammer of Witches, [3] [b] is the best known treatise about witchcraft. [6] [7] It was written by the German Catholic clergyman Heinrich Kramer (under his Latinized name Henricus Institor) and first published in the German city of Speyer in 1486.
Suspected witches kneeling before King James VI; Daemonologie (1597) The earliest cases recorded seem to have taken place in Slains north of Aberdeen in March 1597, where the local authorities asked for permission to execute witches. This was followed by a large witch trial in Aberdeen against Janet Wishart and her accomplices.
Demonology is the study of demons within religious belief and myth.Depending on context, it can refer to studies within theology, religious doctrine, or occultism.In many faiths, it concerns the study of a hierarchy of demons.
Newes from Scotland - declaring the damnable life and death of Dr. Fian, a notable sorcerer is a pamphlet printed in London in 1591, and likely written by James Carmichael, who later advised King James VI on the writing of his book Daemonologie. [2]
John Fian (alias Cunninghame) (died 27 January 1591) was a Scottish schoolmaster in Prestonpans, East Lothian and purported sorcerer.He confessed to have a compact with the devil while acting as register and scholar to several witches in North Berwick Kirk.
Daemonologie (1597) Key of Solomon (16th century) Ludovico Maria Sinistrari - De Daemonialitate et Incubis et Succubis (1680) The Book of Abramelin (Evidence points to the 18th century, although some claim it to be from the 1450s) Augustin Calmet, Treatise on the Apparitions of Spirits and on Vampires or Revenants (1749)