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 194
... King's aid . Even then it was much disputed whether the King had any healing power in his own person or whether his role was confined to religious intercession on the patient's behalf . ' Her Majesty , ' wrote Scot , ' only useth godly ...
... King's aid . Even then it was much disputed whether the King had any healing power in his own person or whether his role was confined to religious intercession on the patient's behalf . ' Her Majesty , ' wrote Scot , ' only useth godly ...
Page 420
... King himself . The original idea that the King was alive had been passed on to him by an Oxford scholar in the reign of Mary , and the notion stuck in his mind . His case caused the Elizabethan government some embarrassment , for in the ...
... King himself . The original idea that the King was alive had been passed on to him by an Oxford scholar in the reign of Mary , and the notion stuck in his mind . His case caused the Elizabethan government some embarrassment , for in the ...
Page 467
... King's Bench could have treated it as a murder case and tried it in the usual way.5 Similarly in 1371 a necromancer was discharged by the King's Bench , after inquiries had failed to reveal any evidence that he had deceived or harmed the ...
... King's Bench could have treated it as a murder case and tried it in the usual way.5 Similarly in 1371 a necromancer was discharged by the King's Bench , after inquiries had failed to reveal any evidence that he had deceived or harmed the ...
Contents
The Environment | 3 |
The Magic of the Medieval Church | 43 |
The Impact of the Reformation | 51 |
Copyright | |
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