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- catalog abstract "Religion & 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.".
- catalog contributor b2204093.
- catalog coverage "England Religion.".
- catalog coverage "England Religious life and customs.".
- catalog created "[1971]".
- catalog date "1971".
- catalog date "[1971]".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "[1971]".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references.".
- catalog description "Prologue. The Environment -- Religion. The Magic of the Medieval Church ; The Impact of the Reformation ; Providence ; Prayer and Prophecy ; Religion and the People -- Magic. Magical Healing ; Cunning Men and Popular Magic ; Magic and Religion -- Astrology. Astrology: its Practice and Extent ; Astrology: its Social and Intellectual Role ; Astrology and Religion -- The appeal to the past. Ancient Prophecies -- Witchcraft. Witchcraft in England: the Crime and its History ; Witchcraft and Religion ; The Making of a Witch ; Witchcraft and its Social Environment ; Witchcraft: Decline -- Allied beliefs. Ghosts and Fairies ; Times and Omens -- Conclusion. Some Interconnections ; The Decline of Magic.".
- catalog description "Religion & 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.".
- catalog extent "xviii, 716 p.".
- catalog hasFormat "Religion and the decline of magic.".
- catalog identifier "0684106027".
- catalog identifier "0684145421 (pbk.)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Religion and the decline of magic.".
- catalog issued "1971".
- catalog issued "[1971]".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York, Scribner".
- catalog relation "Religion and the decline of magic.".
- catalog spatial "England Religion.".
- catalog spatial "England Religious life and customs.".
- catalog spatial "England".
- catalog spatial "England.".
- catalog subject "133".
- catalog subject "BR377 .T48 1971b".
- catalog subject "History of Medicine, 16th Cent. England.".
- catalog subject "History of Medicine, 17th Cent. England.".
- catalog subject "Magic England History.".
- catalog subject "Occultism England History.".
- catalog subject "Occultism England.".
- catalog subject "Religion England History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Prologue. The Environment -- Religion. The Magic of the Medieval Church ; The Impact of the Reformation ; Providence ; Prayer and Prophecy ; Religion and the People -- Magic. Magical Healing ; Cunning Men and Popular Magic ; Magic and Religion -- Astrology. Astrology: its Practice and Extent ; Astrology: its Social and Intellectual Role ; Astrology and Religion -- The appeal to the past. Ancient Prophecies -- Witchcraft. Witchcraft in England: the Crime and its History ; Witchcraft and Religion ; The Making of a Witch ; Witchcraft and its Social Environment ; Witchcraft: Decline -- Allied beliefs. Ghosts and Fairies ; Times and Omens -- Conclusion. Some Interconnections ; The Decline of Magic.".
- catalog title "Religion and the decline of magic [by] Keith Thomas.".
- catalog type "text".