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Religion and the Decline of Magic: Studies in Popular Beliefs in Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century England is a 1971 book by the Welsh historian Keith Thomas that analyses the changing relationship between the concepts of religion and magic in early modern England. It is viewed as a seminal work in its field.[1][2][3]
The majority of the book discusses the widespread belief at that time in occult phenomena such as astrology, fairies, ghosts, magical healing, prophecy, and witchcraft, with the final part of the book devoted to their decline.[1]
- ^ a b Machielsen, Jan; Pfeffer, Michelle (2023-12-04). "A Work Out of Time: Religion and the Decline of Magic at Fifty". Past & Present. 261 (1): 259–296. doi:10.1093/pastj/gtad012. ISSN 0031-2746.
- ^ Slack, Paul (April 1981). "Religion and the Decline of Magic". History Today. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ Allen, Josh (2021-10-19). "Reflections on 50 Years of Keith Thomas's "Religion and the Decline of Magic" - Past and Present". Retrieved 2024-08-16.