Witchcraft and Second Sight in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland

Witchcraft and Second Sight in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Scottish folklorist and Church minister John Gregorson Campbell was first published in 1902. A posthumous publication collected entirely from oral sources, this work explores Highland folklore on subjects such as hobgoblins, witches, divination, black and white magic, spells, festivals of the Celts, and the devil.

The author was known for meticulously transcribing the stories which were dictated to him by individual storytellers, and whilst other Church ministers were often dismissive of what they considered to be tales based on superstition and paganism, Campbell insisted on preserving them, concerned that such intolerance would lead to the loss of valuable cultural material.