{"product_id":"scottish-warlocks-wizards-and-magicians-keith-coleman-9781036119973","title":"Scottish Warlocks, Wizards and Magicians: A Historical Quest","description":"\u003cb\u003eScotland's male witches and wizards shape a convulsed history of power, suspicion, and enduring myth.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story of Scotland's male witches and wizards always promised to be a convulted one, and the tale indeed turns out to be a strange tree with many twisted branches. The nation has several venerable magical figures who compete in stature with the legendary Merlin. Michael Scot, Thomas of Erceldoune and Coinneach Odhar were, respectively scholar, poet and seer, but they still command enormous presence in the national imagination. The forgotten men who got caught up in the national witch hunts were as unfortunate as the far greater number if women persecuted. Among those prosecuted were healers like Andro Man, who practiced his skills for decades before being examined. For every sincere practitioner or innocent, there were many more frauds and distorted characters caught up in the supernatural net. Major Weir left a dark stain on Edinburgh for a century after his death and Gregor Willox Macgregor is still remembered in the north with a mixture of doubtful contempt and fear.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Keith Coleman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1036119971\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781036119973\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pen and Sword History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Keith Coleman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49097262268671,"sku":"9781036119973","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/scottish-warlocks-wizards-and-magicians-keith-coleman-9781036119973","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}