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 392
... prophecies were attributed to historical individuals who were in no position to deny their authenticity . The many persons upon whom such prophecies were fathered , or out of whose genuine writings ' prophecies ' were extracted ...
... prophecies were attributed to historical individuals who were in no position to deny their authenticity . The many persons upon whom such prophecies were fathered , or out of whose genuine writings ' prophecies ' were extracted ...
Page 398
... prophecies . Gerald of Wales had seen the fulfilment of ancient prophecies in the conquest of Ireland by Henry II , but in the reign of Elizabeth I the ' prophecy of Giraldus Cambrensis ' was used to support the claims of the Irish . In ...
... prophecies . Gerald of Wales had seen the fulfilment of ancient prophecies in the conquest of Ireland by Henry II , but in the reign of Elizabeth I the ' prophecy of Giraldus Cambrensis ' was used to support the claims of the Irish . In ...
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... prophecies promising the return of a dead man or lost leader . One dating from 1552 specifically declared that ' E. shall rise out of his sleep like a live man whom all men thought to be dead'.3 It was almost certainly a version of this ...
... prophecies promising the return of a dead man or lost leader . One dating from 1552 specifically declared that ' E. shall rise out of his sleep like a live man whom all men thought to be dead'.3 It was almost certainly a version of this ...
Contents
The Environment | 3 |
RELIGION | 4 |
The Magic of the Medieval Church | 25 |
Copyright | |
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