Abstract
Using a wide selection of historical and folkloric evidence, in tandem with different international scholarly interpretive frameworks, this article investigates the early modern origins of a purportedly supernatural phenomenon regarded internationally as emblematic of the Scottish Highlands, integrating it for the first time in its broader Scottish, British, and European contexts.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Supernatural in Early Modern Scotland |
| Editors | Julian Goodare, Martha McGill |
| Place of Publication | Manchester |
| Publisher | Manchester University Press |
| Chapter | 11 |
| Pages | 178-203 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| ISBN (Print) | 152613442X, 9781526134424 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 15 Dec 2020 |
Keywords
- Second Sight
- Scottish history
- witchcraft
- divination
- Scottish Highlands
- Folklore
- 26ref2021
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Domhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart
- Sabhal Mòr Ostaig UHI - Senior Lecturer, and course leader for MSc Cultar Dùthchasach agus Eachdraidh na Gàidhealtachd
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