Witchcraft, the Devil, and Emotions in Early Modern England

Her 2015 article on sexual relations between witches and devils has been labelled as the definitive piece on the issue.. Millar has published numerous articles and book chapters on witchcraft, diabolism, emotions and sexual practices and has won two prizes for her published work. Charlotte-Rose Millar is a UQ Fellow in the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the University of Queensland and an Associate Investigator with the ARC Centre of Excellen

First, to suggest that English witchcraft pamphlets challenge our understanding of English witchcraft as a predominantly non-diabolical crime, and second, to highlight how witchcraft narratives emphasized emotions as the primary motivation for witchcraft acts and accusations.. They reveal a range of emotional experiences that do not just stem from malefic witchcraft but also, and primarily, from a witch’s links with the Devil. One of the key ways in which this book explores the role of the Devil is through emotions. Stories of witches were made up of a co

Seen thus, witches emerge as enemies to the community who were not merely malicious and magical but in intimate and deadly league with Satan." - Professor Malcolm Gaskill, The University of East Anglia "Charlotte-Rose Millar's insightful study of 66 pamphlets spread over almost 200 years offers a revisionist reading of these fascinating and vivid accounts. This is the first book to offer an exhaustive analysis of English witchcraft pamphlets, an unusually rich source. Millar's broad and detailed survey demonstrates both continuities and changes across the period, and deepens understanding of the pamphlets' context and major themes because of its long historical reach. This includes a greater focus on diabolism and on newly-emergent topics such as animal familiars and emotional history. This book’s importance lies mainly in its compelling por