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==History== | ==History== | ||
Although most victims of the [[witch-hunt|witch trials]] in early modern Scotland were women, some men were executed as warlocks. In | Although most victims of the [[witch-hunt|witch trials]] in early modern Scotland were women, some men were executed as warlocks. | ||
In the early 1600s, Scottish mathematician John Napier was perceived as a warlock or [[magician]] for his interest in divination and the [[occult]], though his established position likely kept him from being prosecuted. | |||
==In popular culture== | ==In popular culture== |