Scottish Necromancers and Elite Magic

About the lecture:
A survey of necromancers and elite magic in Scotland with two sixteenth century case studies: firstly the 1568 political conspiracy of Sir William Stewart of Luthrie, during which he ritually summoned a lunar spirit called ‘Obirion’ and consulted prophetic witches from Scotland and Norway, and secondly Ritchie Graham of North Berwick witch fame, 1590. The lecture will argue that ‘necromancers’ need to be understood in the context of broader practices of elite magic, and their connections to popular magic.
The lecturers:
Louise Yeoman is the producer of BBC Radio Scotland’s podcasts ‘Witch Hunt’ and ‘Time Travels’. She is co-director of the Survey of Scottish Witchcraft and was previously a curator of early modern manuscripts at National Library of Scotland. Her research interests lie in Early Modern Scottish piety and belief. She is the author of the book Reportage Scotland and has been a radio producer for nearly twenty years now.
Julian Goodare is Emeritus Professor of History, University of Edinburgh. His books include The European Witch-Hunt (2016). His most recent edited books are Demonology and Witch-Hunting in Early Modern Europe (2020), co-edited with Rita Voltmer and Liv Helene Willumsen, and The Supernatural in Early Modern Scotland (2020), co-edited with Martha McGill. He is director of the online Survey of Scottish Witchcraft.

[@Davlavi]

Informative as always.

[@SocietyofAntiquariesofScotland]

Glad it was helpful!

[@user-jc9kq5ux3z]

What does it mean if when I walk in a grave yard my feet burn when I step on grave plots? Also and a huge diameter of the tomb stones all calcify with words?

[@h.m.mcgreevy7787]

☘️🙃 Rather spooked out by the Scottish now! 🙃☘️

[@SocietyofAntiquariesofScotland]

We're a lovely bunch, honest!

[@ChristianCodyBarker]

Thank you!

[@SocietyofAntiquariesofScotland]

You're welcome!

[@charlesmugleston6144]

Fascinating - thank you all, also... you might like to know of a recital of little known but Legendary Scottish related comic poetry and prose by Dickens, Richard Harris Barham etc taking place at Halloween as part of the EHF. See you there - if you dare...

[@artemisbanduamcjc3083]

Thankyou

[@SocietyofAntiquariesofScotland]

You’re welcome 😊

[@lorendietrich]

🙄 Promo-SM

[@calumfinlayson7382]

dudes like lets not talk about witches, and thats all she talks about, and why is she redirecting the presentation to talk about gender relations in the period, its valid sure but i thought this was just gonna be about the actual history of necromancy in scotland

[@universalflamethrower6342]

That is because witches be witchin

[@ellencooney5563]

Biblical response, I believe, would be to wipe the dust off your feet and walk away. Peace.