Religion and the Decline of Magic
Studies in Popular Beliefs in Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century England
History, 17th Century
Great britain, religion
Occultisme
Great britain, history, stuarts, 1603-1714
Great britain, history, tudors, 1485-1603
Religion and sociology
Magie
Great britain, social life and customs
Religious life and customs
Occultism
Popular culture
Magic
Religion
History
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…
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