The first comprehensive book on Ireland's only witchcraft trial
In 1711, in County Antrim, eight women were put on trial accused of orchestrating the demonic possession of young Mary Dunbar, and the haunting and supernatural murder of a local clergyman's wife. Mary Dunbar was the star witness in this trial, and the women were, by the standards of the time, believable witches they smoke, they drank, andthey just did not look right. With echoes of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible," and in fact Mary Dunbar repeated many of the reports from the Salem witch trials word for word in court, this is...
The first comprehensive book on Ireland's only witchcraft trial
In 1711, in County Antrim, eight women were put on trial accused of orchestrating...
Philosophers have various reasons to be interested in individual autonomy. Individual self-rule is widely recognized to be important. But what, exactly, is autonomy? In what ways is it important? And just how important is it? This book introduces contemporary philosophical thought about the nature and significance of individual self-rule.
Andrew Sneddon divides self-rule into autonomy of choice and autonomy of persons. Unlike most philosophical treatments of autonomy, Sneddon addresses empirical study of the psychology of action. The significance of autonomy is displayed in...
Philosophers have various reasons to be interested in individual autonomy. Individual self-rule is widely recognized to be important. But what, exa...
This is the first academic overview of witchcraft and popular magic in Ireland and spans the medieval to the modern period. Based on a wide range of un-used and under-used primary source material, and taking account of denominational difference between Catholic and Protestant, it provides a detailed account of witchcraft trials and accusation.
This is the first academic overview of witchcraft and popular magic in Ireland and spans the medieval to the modern period. Based on a wide range of u...