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 314
... Lilly told Bulstrode Whitelocke that , if the Parliamentary forces could avoid a fight before the 11th of June , they would win their greatest victory . He was duly gratified by the result at Naseby on the 14th.2 When the war was over Lilly ...
... Lilly told Bulstrode Whitelocke that , if the Parliamentary forces could avoid a fight before the 11th of June , they would win their greatest victory . He was duly gratified by the result at Naseby on the 14th.2 When the war was over Lilly ...
Page 372
... Lilly reassured him in this point and went off to discuss secret matters with Hugh Peter , the Army chaplain . Ironically enough , the astrologer at this very same period was being consulted by one of Charles I's female supporters as to ...
... Lilly reassured him in this point and went off to discuss secret matters with Hugh Peter , the Army chaplain . Ironically enough , the astrologer at this very same period was being consulted by one of Charles I's female supporters as to ...
Page 373
... Lilly as a convenient means of propaganda without believing in the truth of astrology itself . We have already seen how Lilly was consulted by Richard Overton at a crucial stage of his career as a Leveller leader.1 It may now be added ...
... Lilly as a convenient means of propaganda without believing in the truth of astrology itself . We have already seen how Lilly was consulted by Richard Overton at a crucial stage of his career as a Leveller leader.1 It may now be added ...
Contents
The Environment | 3 |
The Magic of the Medieval Church | 43 |
3 The Impact of the Reformation | 63 |
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