Religion and the Decline of Magic

Religion and the Decline of Magic

by KeithThomas (Author)

Synopsis

In this detailed, scholarly and immensely facsinating book, Sir Keith Thomas has analysed the thoughts and practices of an age when the supernatural was such a real and important part of men's lives.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 736
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published: 10 Mar 1997

ISBN 10: 0297819720
ISBN 13: 9780297819721
Book Overview: * Created a whole new field of research, still growing, into beliefs in the pre-industrial world. * Named as one of the 100 Most Influential books since the War by the TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT in 1995. * Demonstrated that the witch, the cunning man and the astrologer were as influential as the priest in the 15th century.