Satan and the Scots: The Devil in Post-Reformation Scotland, C.1560-1700

by Michelle D. Brock

Frequent discussions of Satan from the pulpit, in the courtroom, in print, in self-writings, and on the streets rendered the Devil an immediate and assumed presence in early modern Scotland. For some, especially those engaged in political struggle, this produced a unifying effect by providing a proximate enemy for communities to rally around. For others, the Reformed Protestant emphasis on the relationship between sin and Satan caused them to suspect,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032924578
• ISBN13: 9781032924571
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 258 Pages