The Witches of Selwood: Witchcraft Belief and Accusation in Seventeenth-Century Somerset

by Andrew Pickering

Book Overview

The ancient forest of Selwood straddles the borders of Somerset and Wiltshire and terminates in the south where these counties meet Dorset. This book explores the connections between important theological texts written in the region, notably Richard Bernard's Guide to the Grand-Jury Men (1627) and Joseph Glanvill's Saducismus Triumphatus (1681), influential local families, and the extraordinary witchcraft accounts in the area. In particular it...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1914407059
• ISBN13: 9781914407055
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Hobnob Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"