Lizanne Henderson
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Dr Lizanne Henderson BA MA (Memorial) PhD (Strathclyde) is a Lecturer in History at the University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...

 in Dumfries
Crichton Campus
The Crichton is an institutional campus in Dumfries, south-west Scotland. It incorporates part of Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, a business park, and Crichton University Campus, which serves as a remote campus for the University of Glasgow, University of the West of Scotland , Dumfries and...

. She is a cultural historian and folklorist and is an expert on the Scottish Witch-Hunts
Witch-hunts
-Track listing:#"Without Ceremony and Bell Toll" – 5:59#"Inside the Circle of Stones" – 6:38#"The Crow and the Warrior" – 4:21#"Dying to Meet you" – 6:14#"The Preacher Came to Town" – 7:16#"Burn, Witches, Burn" – 5:39#"Witch Hunters" – 5:31...

 and Scottish fairy
Fairy
A fairy is a type of mythical being or legendary creature, a form of spirit, often described as metaphysical, supernatural or preternatural.Fairies resemble various beings of other mythologies, though even folklore that uses the term...

 belief. She has research interests in supernatural belief traditions across the world, the folklore of animals, and Scottish connections with the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

Books

  • Witchcraft and Folk Belief at the Dawn of Enlightenment: Scotland, c.1670-1740 Forthcoming, Palgrave 2011.
  • Editor, with Edward J. Cowan
    Edward J. Cowan
    Edward J. Cowan FRSE is a Scottish historian. He is Director of the University of Glasgow's Dumfries Campus and Professor of Scottish History and Literature...

    , A History of Everyday Life in Medieval Scotland Forthcoming, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2011.
  • Editor, Fantastical Imaginations: The Supernatural in Scottish History and Culture Edinburgh: John Donald, 2009.
  • with Edward J. Cowan
    Edward J. Cowan
    Edward J. Cowan FRSE is a Scottish historian. He is Director of the University of Glasgow's Dumfries Campus and Professor of Scottish History and Literature...

    , Scottish Fairy Belief: A History East Linton: Tuckwell P, 2001; 2007. 242pp. (Michaelis-Jena Ratcliffe Folklore Prize winner).

Articles

  • “Introduction: Studying the Supernatural History of Scotland”, Fantastical Imaginations: The Supernatural in Scottish History and Culture, ed. L. Henderson. Edinburgh: John Donald, 2009. xiii-xxiv.
  • “Witch, Fairy and Folktale Narratives in the Trial of Bessie Dunlop”, Fantastical Imaginations: The Supernatural in Scottish History and Culture, ed. L. Henderson. Edinburgh: John Donald, 2009. 141-66.
  • “Scotland and the Slave Trade: South West Connections”. Scottish Local History (Spring 2008)
  • ‘Witch-Hunting and Witch Belief in the Gàidhealtachd’’, Witchcraft
    Witchcraft
    Witchcraft, in historical, anthropological, religious, and mythological contexts, is the alleged use of supernatural or magical powers. A witch is a practitioner of witchcraft...

     and Belief in Early Modern Scotland
    Eds. Julian Goodare, Lauren Martin and Joyce Miller. Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan, 2007
  • “Charmers Spells and Holy Wells: The Repackaging of Belief”, Review of Scottish Culture (April 2007)
  • “Wallace Bibliography”. The Wallace Book. Ed. Edward J. Cowan. Edinburgh: John Donald, 2007
  • ‘The Survival of Witch Prosecutions and Witch Belief in South-West Scotland’ Scottish Historical Review vol. LXXXV, 1: No. 219: April 2006, 52-74.
  • Entries for ‘Isobel Gowdie’ and ‘Janet Horne’. The Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women. Eds. Elizabeth Ewan and Rose Pipes. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2006
  • ‘The Natural and Supernatural Worlds of Hugh Miller’, in Celebrating the Life and Times of Hugh Miller
    Hugh Miller
    Hugh Miller was a self-taught Scottish geologist and writer, folklorist and an evangelical Christian.- Life and work :Born in Cromarty, he was educated in a parish school where he reportedly showed a love of reading. At 17 he was apprenticed to a stonemason, and his work in quarries, together with...

    . Scotland in the Early 19th Century
    Ed. Lester Borley. Cromarty Arts Trust, 2003. 89-98.
  • Edward J. Cowan
    Edward J. Cowan
    Edward J. Cowan FRSE is a Scottish historian. He is Director of the University of Glasgow's Dumfries Campus and Professor of Scottish History and Literature...

     and Lizanne Henderson, ‘The Last of the Witches? The Survival of Scottish Witch Belief’, in The Scottish Witch-Hunt in Context Ed. Julian Goodare. Manchester: Manchester UP, 2002. 198-217.
  • ‘The Road to Elfland: Fairy Belief in the Child Ballads’, in The Ballad in Scottish History East Linton: Tuckwell Press, 2000. 54-72.
  • ‘Making Light of Dull Days: Scottish Calendar Customs’ (part 23, p. 23-25) and ‘Fairy Belief’ (part 43, p. 16-17) in Scotland’s Story
  • ‘A Different Story from the Dark Side’ in The Story of a Nation: 300 Years of Scottish History part 2, p. 28-30. Reprinted in Scotland Since 1688: Struggle for a Nation Eds. Edward J. Cowan and Richard Finlay London: CIMA, 2000
  • ‘The Duncan Family Papers: The Peregrinations of a Remarkable Woman’. Collection Update University of Guelph, June 1993

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