Religion and the Decline - Magic Studies in Popular Belief

Informationen zum Autor Keith Thomas Klappentext Witchcraft, astrology, divination and every kind of popular magic flourished in England during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, from the belief that a blessed amulet could prevent the assaults of the Devil to the use of the same charms to recover stolen goods. At the same time the Protestant Reformation attempted to take the magic out of religion, and scientists were developing new explanations of the universe. Keith Thomas's classic analysis of beliefs held on every level of English society begins with the collapse of the medieval Church and ends with the changing intellectual atmosphere around 1700, when science and rationalism began to challenge the older systems of belief. Monumental ... with a living treasure on each page, and probably the book that, in my whole life, I've pressed on other people most energetically. (Selected people, of course. They have to care for history, and they need a sense of wonder and a sense of fun.) -- Hilary Mantel New York Times Zusammenfassung Witchcraft, astrology, divination and every kind of popular magic flourished in England during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. This analysis of beliefs held on different levels of English society begins with the collapse of the medieval Church and ends with the changing intellectual atmosphere around 1700.

Product details

• Authors: K. Thomas, Keith Thomas, Sir Keith Thomas, Thomas Keith
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.01.2003
• EAN: 9780140137446
• ISBN: 978-0-14-013744-6
• No. of pages: 880
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 198 mm x 40 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); England, History of Ideas, European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, HISTORY / Social History, c 1500 onwards to present day, History of Religion, Folklore, myths & legends, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Magic, alchemy and hermetic thought, Magic, spells and alchemy, Magic, alchemy & hermetic thought, Folklore, myths and legends, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599