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 54
... Reginald Scot , further devel- oped this line of argument in his Discoverie of Witchcraft ( 1584 ) . This brilliant work is chiefly remembered today for its protest against the persecution of harmless old women , but it is also ...
... Reginald Scot , further devel- oped this line of argument in his Discoverie of Witchcraft ( 1584 ) . This brilliant work is chiefly remembered today for its protest against the persecution of harmless old women , but it is also ...
Page 194
... Reginald Scot noticed , ' Some refer [ it ] to the property of their persons , some to the peculiar gift of God , some to the efficacy of words'.2 It was never claimed that the King's Evil could not be cured by natural means ...
... Reginald Scot noticed , ' Some refer [ it ] to the property of their persons , some to the peculiar gift of God , some to the efficacy of words'.2 It was never claimed that the King's Evil could not be cured by natural means ...
Page 475
... Reginald Scot : ' an ugly devil having horns on his head , fire in his mouth , and a tail in his breech , eyes like a basin , fangs like a dog , claws like a bear , a skin like a Niger and a voice roaring like a lion'.3 Popular ...
... Reginald Scot : ' an ugly devil having horns on his head , fire in his mouth , and a tail in his breech , eyes like a basin , fangs like a dog , claws like a bear , a skin like a Niger and a voice roaring like a lion'.3 Popular ...
Contents
The Environment | 3 |
The Magic of the Medieval Church | 43 |
3 The Impact of the Reformation | 63 |
Copyright | |
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