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The History of Witchcraft and Demonology Paperback - 1993

by Montague Summers; Foreword by Felix Morrow; Introduction by Sarah Lyddon Morrison

Although a Roman Catholic priest, Montague Summers' (1880-1948) controversial views on witchcraft and demonology differed considerably from those of his Catholic contemporaries. First published in 1926, this work is a classic study of witchcraft.


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The Reverend Montague Summers was a Roman Catholic priest. However, his views on witchcraft and demonology differed considerably from those of Catholic encyclopedists and spokesmen of today. He is not ashamed of the greatest excesses committed in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. On the contrary, he vigorously defends everything the Church ever did to extirpate witchcraft and heresy.

"The History of Witchcraft" is one of the classic works on witchcraft and demonology. Unlike other writers on the subject, Dr. Summers firmly believed in the concept world of Satanism and described its nefarious nature with tremendous gusto.

This book was written from what critics have called a medieval viewpoint, an absolute and complete belief in witchcraft and, hence, in the supernatural. Among the subjects covered by Dr. Summers are: The Witch; Heretic and Anarchist; Demons and Familiars; the Sabbat; the Witch in Holy Writ; Diabolic Possession and Modern Spiritism; and the Witch in Dramatic Literature.

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The Reverend Montague Summers was a Roman Catholic priest. However, his views on witchcraft and demonology differed considerably from those of Catholic encyclopedists and spokesmen of today. He is not ashamed of the greatest excesses committed in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. On the contrary, he vigorously defends everything the Church ever did to extirpate witchcraft and heresy.

"The History of Witchcraft" is one of the classic works on witchcraft and demonology. Unlike other writers on the subject, Dr. Summers firmly believed in the concept world of Satanism and described its nefarious nature with tremendous gusto.

This book was written from what critics have called a medieval viewpoint, an absolute and complete belief in witchcraft and, hence, in the supernatural. Among the subjects covered by Dr. Summers are: The Witch; Heretic and Anarchist; Demons and Familiars; the Sabbat; the Witch in Holy Writ; Diabolic Possession and Modern Spiritism; and the Witch in Dramatic Literature.

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  • Title The History of Witchcraft and Demonology
  • Author Montague Summers; Foreword by Felix Morrow; Introduction by Sarah Lyddon Morrison
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 384
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Kensington Publishing Corporation, Secaucus, New Jersey, U.S.A.
  • Date 1993-09-19
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780806514529 / 0806514523
  • Weight 1.26 lbs (0.57 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.22 x 6.1 x 0.99 in (23.42 x 15.49 x 2.51 cm)
  • Themes
    • Topical: New Age
  • Library of Congress subjects Witchcraft, Demonology
  • Dewey Decimal Code 133.4
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