JAMES VI: THE DEMONOLOGIST KING (DEMONOLOGY)

Features Demonology descriptions and their context from James VI's Daemonology.

Demonology is the study of demons or beliefs about demons, especially the methods used to summon and control them. The original sense of "demon", from the time of Homer onward, was a benevolent being, but in English the name now holds connotations of malevolence.

The word Demonology is from Greek δαίμων, daimōn, "divinity, divine power, god"; and -λογία, -logia.

In 1597, King James VI of Scotland published a compendium on witchcraft lore called Daemonologie. It was also published in England in 1603 when James acceded to the English throne.

The book asserts James VI’s full belief in magic and witchcraft, and aims to both prove the existence of such forces and to lay down what sort of trial and punishment these practices merit – in James’s view, death.

Contents of this James VI app:

😈 Introduction

😈 The Influence of Classical Works and Other Demonologists

😈 The Religious Reformation’s Effects on James’ Demonology

😈 The Politics of Demonology

😈 Conclusions

😈 Some Illustrations

😈 Recommended Resources

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