Description: Witchcraft, astrology, divination and every kind of popular magic flourished in England during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, from the belief that a blessed amulet could prevent the assaults of the Devil to the use of the same charms to recover stolen goods. At the same time the Protestant Reformation attempted to take the magic out of religion, and scientists were developing new explanations of the universe. Keith Thomas's classic analysis of beliefs held on every level of English society begins with the collapse of the medieval Church and ends with the changing intellectual atmosphere around 1700, when science and rationalism began to challenge the older systems of belief.
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EAN: 9780140137446
UPC: 9780140137446
ISBN: 9780140137446
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Book Title: Religion and the Decline of Magic: Studies in Popu
Item Length: 19.6 cm
Number of Pages: 880 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Religion and the Decline of Magic: Studies in Popular Beliefs in Sixteenth and Seventeenth-Century England
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Publication Year: 2003
Subject: Mythology, History
Item Height: 198 mm
Item Weight: 596 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Sir Keith Thomas
Item Width: 129 mm
Format: Paperback
