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Religion and the Decline of Magic
Language: en
Pages: 931
Authors: Keith Thomas
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-01-30 - Publisher: Penguin UK

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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 b
An Analysis of Keith Thomas's Religion and the Decline of Magic
Language: en
Pages: 100
Authors: Simon Young
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-07-05 - Publisher: CRC Press

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Keith Thomas's classic study of all forms of popular belief has been influential for so long now that it is difficult to remember how revolutionary it seemed wh
Religion, Magic, and the Origins of Science in Early Modern England
Language: en
Pages: 554
Authors: John Henry
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-02-06 - Publisher: Routledge

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In these articles John Henry argues on the one hand for the intimate relationship between religion and early modern attempts to develop new understandings of na
Defining Magic
Language: en
Pages: 288
Authors: Bernd-Christian Otto
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-09-11 - Publisher: Routledge

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Magic has been an important term in Western history and continues to be an essential topic in the modern academic study of religion, anthropology, sociology, an
Magic, Science, and Religion in Early Modern Europe
Language: en
Pages: 231
Authors: Mark A. Waddell
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-01-28 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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An accessible new exploration of the vibrant world of early modern Europe through a focus on magic, science, and religion.