To Converse with the Devil? Speech, Sexuality, and Witchcraft in Early Modern Scotland

In early modern Scotland, thousands of people were accused and tried for the crime of witchcraft, many of whom were women. This paper examines the particular qualities associated with witches in Scottish belief – specifically speech and sexuality – in order to better understand how and why the witch...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sierra Rose Dye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Scottish Studies Foundation 2012-10-01
Series:International Review of Scottish Studies
Online Access:https://www.irss.uoguelph.ca/index.php/irss/article/view/1950