Religion and the decline of magic: studies in popular beliefs in sixteenth and seventeenth-century england
Auteur :
Thomas, Sir Keith
Éditeur :
Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN :
9780140137446
Date de publication :
30 janv. 2003
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
596 g
Format :
B-format paperback
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.