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The Discoverie of Witchcraft
How this book fits
- Traditions
- Witchcraft and demonology
- Role in the tradition
- Primary source Written from inside the tradition: scripture, revelation, a grimoire, a manifesto or a practical treatise.
- Public attention
- Notable Wikipedia has an article about it in 7 languages.
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From Wikipedia
The Discoverie of Witchcraft is a book published by the English gentleman Reginald Scot in 1584, intended as an exposé of early modern witchcraft. It contains a small section intended to show how the public was fooled by charlatans, which is considered the first published material on illusionary or stage magic.
From the Wikipedia article The Discoverie of Witchcraft, revision 1369949322, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata Q3520634: “partially sceptical book published by Reginald Scot in 1584, intended as an exposé of early Modern witchcraft; contains a small section intended to show how the public was fooled by charlatans”.