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Magic and Religion in Medieval England
Language: en
Pages: 222
Authors: Catherine Rider
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-02-15 - Publisher: Reaktion Books

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During the Middle Ages, many occult rituals and beliefs existed and were practiced alongside those officially sanctioned by the church. While educated clergy co
Religion and the Decline of Magic
Language: en
Pages: 931
Authors: Keith Thomas
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-01-30 - Publisher: Penguin UK

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Witchcraft, astrology, divination and every kind of popular magic flourished in England during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, from the belief that a b
The Sacred and the Sinister
Language: en
Pages: 294
Authors: David J. Collins, S. J.
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-03-20 - Publisher: Penn State Press

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Inspired by the work of eminent scholar Richard Kieckhefer, The Sacred and the Sinister explores the ambiguities that made (and make) medieval religion and magi
Trafficking with Demons
Language: en
Pages: 409
Authors: Martha Rampton
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-01-15 - Publisher: Cornell University Press

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Trafficking with Demons explores how magic was perceived, practiced, and prohibited in western Europe during the first millennium CE. Through the overlapping fr
Magic as a Political Crime in Medieval and Early Modern England
Language: en
Pages: 275
Authors: Francis Young
Categories: Religion
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Treason and magic were first linked together during the reign of Edward II. Theories of occult conspiracy then regularly led to major political scandals, such a