In academic circles, the study of the history of witchcraft is always marked by two camps: believers and unbelievers in the supernatural. The skeptics and unbelievers lean in the direction of Reginald Scot’s Discoverie of Witchcraft (1584), which was written as a rationalistic debunking of the supernatural aspects of witchcraft, especially the visionary dimension of “dreames,” open visions of Satan, stories about ghosts, shapeshifters, cursed nature miracles, zombies, and other things found in supernatural horror films. The charismatic, Covenanter, or pro-supernatural view was represented by King James’ book Daemonologie (1597). Dr. Reeves, in his presentation, takes sides with Scot, as is normally the case with academics, agnostics, scoffers, and secular scholars in state universities, but I still think he does a good job at historically reviewing this obscure subject. Touch not the occult! I smelled the bittersweet scent of witchcraft in the air as I reviewed this subject. You Christian seers that have the gift of discerning of spirits–you know what I’m talking about. –J.B.