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Witchcraft, astrology, divination, and every kind of popular magic flourished in England during the 16th and 17th 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.
Publisher : Penguin
Publication date : January 1, 2003
Edition : New
Language : English
Print length : 853 pages
ISBN-10 : 0140137440
ISBN-13 : 978-0140137446
Item Weight : 1.35 pounds
Reading age : 18 years and up
Dimensions : 7.7 x 5 x 1.7 inches
Part of series : Penguin History
Grade level : 12 and up
Best Sellers Rank: #280,813 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #15 in History of New Age & Mythology #291 in England History #403 in History of Religions
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