A historical account of the belief in witchcraft in Scotland

Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe’s study traces Scottish beliefs about witchcraft and the social and legal conditions that sustained them. Its historical value lies in its use of earlier sources and its attention to Scotland’s particularly intense witch-trial tradition.

Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe (1781–1851) was a Scottish antiquary, collector, and writer whose interests included folklore, witchcraft, and the historical study of superstition. His antiquarian work and annotations helped preserve material relevant to the study of popular religion and early modern occult belief.