Undergraduate Course: Witchcraft and Belief in Scotland, 1563-1736 (LLLE07008)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Lifelong Learning (HCA) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This is a for-credit course offered by the Office of Lifelong Learning (OLL); only students registered with OLL should be enrolled.
This course will examine the phenomena of witchcraft and witch hunting in early modern Scotland. We will examine the prosecution and persecution of those accused, and consider the significance of belief in witchcraft for early modern society. Other themes will be covered including religion, popular culture, law and order, illness and death, community tensions and gender differences.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Lifelong Learning - Session 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: 16 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
23/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
100 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Assessment Methods
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students will be able to:
¿ describe what was understood to be witchcraft by early modern society;
¿ discuss the relationship between popular and elite cultural interpretations of witchcraft;
¿ identify key features that were used to indicate demonic witchcraft;
¿ analyse contemporary documents;
¿ evaluate evidence relating to witchcraft belief and prosecution.
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Assessment Information
| The assessment is a 2000 word essay, worth 100% of the total mark. |
Special Arrangements
This is a for-credit course offered by the Office of Lifelong Learning (OLL); only students registered with OLL should be enrolled.
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Content of course
1. Introduction - witchcraft in Scotland and Europe
2. Witches in the community: who were the witches and what did they do?
3. Witchcraft and demonology: God and the Devil
4. Witchcraft and popular culture: fairies and demons
5. Witch hunting: church, state and community
6. The justice process: from accusation to execution
7. Gender differences: the experiences of women and men
8. Regional patterns and differences; decline in witch hunting
9. Judicial scepticism, religious tolerance or scientific enlightenment?
10. Continuation of witchcraft beliefs
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Readings
Goodare, J., 2002. The Scottish Witch-hunt in Context. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
Goodare, J., Martin, L. and Miller, J., 2008. Witchcraft and Belief in Early-Modern Scotland, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Larner, C., 2000. Enemies of God. Edinburgh: John Donald.
Levack, B., 2006. The Witch-Hunt in Early Modern Europe. London: Longman.
Normand, L. and Roberts, G., 2000. Witchcraft in Early Modern Scotland: James VI's Demonology and the North Berwick Witches. Exeter: EUP.
Web sources
Survey of Scottish Witchcraft Database (On-line database of witchcraft trial information) - www.shc.ed.ac.uk/research/witches
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Miss Loura Brooks
Tel: (0131 6)51 3200
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Course secretary | Mrs Diane Mcmillan
Tel: (0131 6)50 6912
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