The Superstitions of Witchcraft By Howard Williams CHAPTER I. The Origin, Prevalence, and Variety of Superstition-The Belief in Witchcraft the most horrid Form of Superstition-Most flourishing in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries-The Sentiments of Addison, Blackstone, and the Lawyers of the Eighteenth Century upon the Subject-Chaldean and Persian Magic-Jewish Witchcraft-Its important Influence on Christian and Modern Belief-Greek Pharmacy and Sorcery-Early Roman Laws against Conjuration and Magic Charms-Crimes perpetrated, under the Empire, in connection with Sorceric Practices-The general Persecution for Magic under Valentinian and Valens-German and Scandinavian Sag -The probable Origin of the general Belief in an Evil Principle. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work.

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