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Religion and the decline of magic

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An edition of Religion and the Decline of Magic: Studies in Popular Beliefs in Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century England (1971)

Religion and the decline of magic

studies in popular beliefs in sixteenth and seventeenth century England

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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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Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Language
English
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716

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Subjects
Occultism, Popular culture, Religious life and customs, Religion, History, Magic, History, 17th Century, Magie, Occultisme, History, 16th Century, Volksgeloof, Religion and sociology, Great britain, religion, Occultism, history, Great britain, history, tudors, 1485-1603, Great britain, social life and customs, Great britain, history, stuarts, 1603-1714
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England, Great Britain
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17th century, 16th century

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Religion and the decline of magic: studies in popular beliefs in sixteenth and seventeenth century England
1997, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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Religion and the decline of magic: studies in popular beliefs in sixteenth and seventeenth century England
1997, Oxford University Press
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Religion and the decline of magic: studies in popular beliefs in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England
1991, Penguin
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Religion and the decline of magic: studies in popular beliefs in sixteenth and seventeenth century England
1971, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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Religion and the decline of magic
1971, Scribner
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Includes bibliographical references.

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Dewey Decimal Class
133
Library of Congress
BR377 .T48, BR377

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xix, 716 p.
Number of pages
716

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OL5734414M
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0297002201
LCCN
70562870
OCLC/WorldCat
139143
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8746
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1117749

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