Religion And The Decline Of Magic: Studies In Popular Beliefs In Sixteenth And Seventeenth-Century England

Witchcraft, astrology, divination and every kind of popular magic flourished in England during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. This analysis of beliefs held on different levels of English society begins with the collapse of the medieval Church and ends with the changing intellectual atmosphere around 1700.

• | By (Author): Sir Keith Thomas
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• | Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• | Publication Date: Jan 30, 2003
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 880 pages
• | Language: Not available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0140137440
• | ISBN-13: 9780140137446