Demonology

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Robert H. West Collection of Books on Demonology and Witchcraft

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.1208
Abstract The Robert H. West Collection of Books on Demonology and Witchcraft, 1530s-1990s, contains rare books and unique ephemeral material on the study of witchcraft, the persecution of suspected witches, as well as the overall political, social, and religious aspects of demonology and the occult from early modern Europe to 20th-century North America.Dr. Robert West taught at Vanderbilt University while earning his doctorate in English during the 1930s. He had a strong interest in...
Dates: 1530s-1990s
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

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