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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... Ashmole's astrological advice as to whether or not the venture was likely to be a success.2 When all went wrong the ... Ashmole , p . 193 ; J. Russel , Astrological Predic- tions ( 1659 ) , p . 15 . 3 ' Josten , Ashmole , p . 1711 . Ashm ...
... Ashmole's astrological advice as to whether or not the venture was likely to be a success.2 When all went wrong the ... Ashmole , p . 193 ; J. Russel , Astrological Predic- tions ( 1659 ) , p . 15 . 3 ' Josten , Ashmole , p . 1711 . Ashm ...
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... Ashmole in 1650 whether he would ever be elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians . Such questions throw light upon the querent's aspirations , though not all are as crude as that put to Forman by a gentlewoman in 1597 ...
... Ashmole in 1650 whether he would ever be elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians . Such questions throw light upon the querent's aspirations , though not all are as crude as that put to Forman by a gentlewoman in 1597 ...
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... Ashmole's clients , apart from Charles II , Sir Robert Howard and Lord Treasurer Clifford , included Martha Beale , the painter , Sir John Hoskins , President of the Royal Society , and John Ogilby , the future translator of Homer and ...
... Ashmole's clients , apart from Charles II , Sir Robert Howard and Lord Treasurer Clifford , included Martha Beale , the painter , Sir John Hoskins , President of the Royal Society , and John Ogilby , the future translator of Homer and ...
Contents
The Environment | 3 |
RELIGION | 4 |
The Magic of the Medieval Church | 25 |
Copyright | |
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