A_Dialogue_Concerning_Witches_and_Witchcrafts

<i>A Dialogue Concerning Witches and Witchcrafts</i>

A Dialogue Concerning Witches and Witchcrafts

1593 book by George Gifford

A Dialogue Concerning Witches and Witchcrafts was a book written by George Gifford and published in 1593.[1] It "is notable for its attention to the ministerial challenges posed by witch belief as well as for its entertaining dialogue designed to appeal to a wide audience".[2]

Gifford told the story of many alleged witches, including Feats, a reputed sorcerer in Elizabethan London, whose familiar spirit was a black dog named Bomelius.[3][4]

References

  1. [1]
    Rosenthal, Joel T. (Winter 2009). "Reviewed Works – A Dialogue concerning Witches and Witchcrafts by George Gifford; The Discovery of Witches and Witchcraft: The Writings of the Witchfinders, Matthew Hopkins and John Stearne by S. F. Davies". Sixteenth Century Journal. 40 (4): 1321–1322. JSTOR 40541304.
  2. [2]
    McGinnis, Scott (Autumn 2002). ""Subtiltie" Exposed: Pastoral Perspectives on Witch Belief in the Thought of George Gifford". Sixteenth Century Journal. 33 (3): 665–686. doi:10.2307/4144019. JSTOR 4144019.
  3. [3]
    Devil Dogs, p.26, Mark Stoyle, May 2011, BBC History Magazine
  4. [4]
    Gifford, George (1603). A Dialogue Concerning Witches & Witchcrafts. The Percy Society. p. 67.


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