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The Discoverie of Witchcraft

partially sceptical book published by Reginald Scot in 1584, intended as an exposé of early Modern witchcraft; contains a small section intended to show how the public was fooled by charlatans
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The Discoverie of Witchcraft

Summary

The Discoverie of Witchcraft is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (151 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Discoverie of Witchcraft authored Reginald Scot[3].
  • The Discoverie of Witchcraft's image is recorded as The Discoverie of Witchcraft (1651).jpg[4].
  • The Discoverie of Witchcraft's instance of is recorded as written work[5].
  • The Discoverie of Witchcraft's Commons category is recorded as The Discoverie of Witchcraft[6].
  • The Discoverie of Witchcraft's country of origin is recorded as England[7].
  • The Discoverie of Witchcraft's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04whx3z[8].
  • The Discoverie of Witchcraft's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/The-Discoverie-of-Witchcraft[9].

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Designation and Status

The Discoverie of Witchcraft's instance of is recorded as written work[5].

Why It Matters

The Discoverie of Witchcraft ranks in the top 6% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (151 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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