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Richard Bovet

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Richard Bovet
NationalityEnglish
OccupationWriter
Known forPandaemonium (1684)

Richard Bovet (born c. 1641)[1] was an English author who wrote Pandaemonium, or the Devil's Cloister (1684), a book on demonology.[2]

Bovet was virulently anti-Catholic, and his book often equates Catholicism with witchcraft. His work was influenced by that of Joseph Glanvill and Henry More.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b William E. Burns (2003). Witch Hunts in Europe and America: An Encyclopedia. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 38.
  2. ^ C.S. Lewis (1964). The Discarded Image. Cambridge University Press. p. 127. ISBN 0-521-47735-2.