Daemonologie

Daemonologie
	Title page of a 1603 reprinting
Author	James VI of Scotland
Country	England
Language	Middle English , Scots , Irish
Series	3 books and a news pamphlet in one volume.
Genre	Occult , Religion , Philosophy , Dissertation , Socratic dialogue
Publication date	1597
Media type	Print
Preceded by	Newes from Scotland (1591)

Daemonologie ?in full Daemonologie, In Forme of a Dialogue, Divided into three Books: By the High and Mighty Prince, James &c. ?was written and published in 1597 ^[1] by King James VI of Scotland (later also James I of England ). It is a demonology and medieval philosophy that discusses the relationship between ancient necromancy and the ancient black magic that was popular during the Middle Ages . It also touches on topics such as werewolves and vampires .

This book is believed to be one of the main sources used by William Shakespeare in the production of Macbeth .

References [ change | change source ]

↑ Evans, G. Blakemore (1997). The Riverside Shakespeare (2 ed.). Boston [u.a.]: Mifflin. p. 1356 . ISBN 0-395-75490-9 .

King James (14 May 2016). Daemonologie. A Critical Edition. In Modern English. 2016 . ISBN 978-1-5329-6891-4 .

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