{"product_id":"letters-on-demonology-and-witchcraft","title":"Lettres sur la démonologie et la sorcellerie","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow does a ghost story become a belief—and how does belief send someone to trial?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft, Walter Scott explores why people believe in spirits, fairies, demons and witches. Ten letters to his son-in-law, John Gibson Lockhart, bring together ghost stories, ballads and local legends. Scott approaches them with a storyteller’s curiosity and a lawyer’s eye for evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stakes reach far beyond a frightening tale. Scott asks how illness, grief and fear can produce visions, and how old customs shape the unseen world. Then he turns to witchcraft prosecutions, tracing how ideas developed by churchmen and lawyers enter courts, where accusations can become death sentences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHonest witnesses, uncertain visions\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore how tiredness, illness and imagination can make a ghost feel utterly real.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFairies of the Borders\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet the fairies and elves Scott treats with affection, drawing on his love of local folklore.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOld roots of fear\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Scott through classical and northern traditions, among elves, giants and wise women.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhen fear enters court\u003c\/strong\u003e – Trace how beliefs about harmful magic become accusations with deadly consequences for those accused.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReason without contempt\u003c\/strong\u003e – Discover a questioning approach that examines strange claims without dismissing the people who believe them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love folklore, the history of belief, or Scott’s curious mind, and wonder how a rational age looks at ghosts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and explore the human fears behind Scott’s supernatural world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534647558492,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/02852_en_ebook-front_c04.jpg?v=1792175003","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/fr\/products\/lettres-sur-la-demonologie-et-la-sorcellerie","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}