Religion and the Decline of MagicReligion & the Decline of Magic is Keith Thomas's classic history of the magical beliefs held by people on every level of English society in the 16th and 17th centuries and how these beliefs were a part of the religious and scientific assumptions of the time. It is not only a major historical and religious work, but a thoroughly enjoyable book filled with fascinating facts and original insights into an area of human nature that remains controversial today- the belief in the supernatural that still continues in the modern world. |
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Page 289
... Henry VII and those engaged in plotting against him maintained relations with the Italian astrologer William Parron.2 Henry VIII patronised the German , Nicholas Kratzer , prevented his bishops from cen- suring astrology , and received ...
... Henry VII and those engaged in plotting against him maintained relations with the Italian astrologer William Parron.2 Henry VIII patronised the German , Nicholas Kratzer , prevented his bishops from cen- suring astrology , and received ...
Page 398
... Henry IV , and by Rhys ap Gruffydd against Henry VIII . Tales of Merlin were retold in late sixteenth - century Wales , and volumes of nationalist prophecy continued to worry the English government.2 The Irish similarly kept up their ...
... Henry IV , and by Rhys ap Gruffydd against Henry VIII . Tales of Merlin were retold in late sixteenth - century Wales , and volumes of nationalist prophecy continued to worry the English government.2 The Irish similarly kept up their ...
Page 689
... Henry IV , King of England , 398 , 399 , 417 , 423 Henry VII , King of England , 193 , 397 , 398 , 421 ; and astrology , 289 , 344 ; and Arthurian myth , 416 , 417 Henry VIII , King of England , 233 , 242 , 326 , 512 ; sacrilege of , 96 ...
... Henry IV , King of England , 398 , 399 , 417 , 423 Henry VII , King of England , 193 , 397 , 398 , 421 ; and astrology , 289 , 344 ; and Arthurian myth , 416 , 417 Henry VIII , King of England , 233 , 242 , 326 , 512 ; sacrilege of , 96 ...
Contents
The Environment | 3 |
The Magic of the Medieval Church | 43 |
3 The Impact of the Reformation | 63 |
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