About the author
Scott Eaton is the author of John Stearne's Confirmation and Discovery of Witchcraft: Text, Context and Afterlife, published by Routledge in 2020 and again in 2022. The book is presented as the first sustained study of John Stearne's 1648 publication A Confirmation and Discovery of Witchcraft, and it situates Stearne's ideas within the intellectual currents of early modern religion, demonology, gender, and science, aiming to clarify the witch-finder's beliefs and motivations. Eaton's approach is scholarly and text-based, working from Stearne's original publication to reconstruct the intellectual world in which English witch-hunting operated. The book falls within the witchcraft-wicca category but is oriented toward the academic history of witch trials and witch-finding rather than modern witchcraft practice. It is likely to interest readers of early modern religious and legal history, and specifically the print culture surrounding the English witch trials of the 1640s.
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“Eaton provides a groundbreaking analysis of a key figure in Britain's witch-finding fervor, offering deep insights into early modern thought. However, this text is strictly academic and analytical rather than narrative-driven. It…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on John Stearne's Confirmation and Discovery of Witchcraft: Text, Context and Afterlife Eaton, Scott
“Eaton provides a pioneering, in-depth examination of Stearne’s legacy, masterfully placing his beliefs within early modern intellectual life. However, this scholarly approach demands patience and academic rigor. It is not suited…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on John Stearne's Confirmation and Discovery of Witchcraft: Text, Context and Afterlife Eaton, Scott
