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.

SKU	897887
Autor	THOMAS, KEITH
Editora	PENGUIN UK
ISBN	9780140137446
EAN	9780140137446
Categoria	História
Assunto	História Mundial
Páginas	880
Número da Edição
Ano da Edição	2003
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