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Religion and the Decline of Magic Keith Thomas
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)

Apr 26, 2014 - Have you ever read 'Religion & the Decline of Magic'? Nov 6, 2006 - Although Kassell has overlooked the role played by religion in Forman's work, the true strength of her book is the way in which this constant slippage between medicine, magic, and religion can be seen in Forman's ideas and practices. Feb 4, 2013 - I first came across the term Egyptian days in Religion and the Decline of Magic by Keith Thomas, a brilliant, sprawling study of magic and the medieval church*. Jun 25, 2010 - Keith Thomas wrote, among other things, Religion and the Decline of Magic, which, like all his books, is a monstrous, almost Robert Burton-ish, tome of obscure facts carefully arranged. May 19, 2013 - 5/19/2013 – – In today's New York Times book review section, Hilary Mantel, the author of Wolf Hall, says that the book she most presses on other people is Religion and the Decline of Magic by Keith Thomas. There never was a merry world since the fairies left off dancing and the parson left conjuring. Dec 8, 2012 - The Magic of Keith Thomas by Hilary Mantel [from the New York Review of Books, June 7, 2012]. 725 One sixteenth-century wizard stated that the fairies had power only over those lacking religious faith. Apr 1, 2014 - @Victoria Interesting, especially about religion “played a role in curtailing death anxiety.” Did you ever read Religion & The Decline of Magic? Apr 6, 2011 - Guns & Decline of Hunting Magic. May 11, 2013 - On studying religion of the Early Modern period it would appear that systems of belief possess a resilience which makes them virtually immune to external argument. Jan 21, 2012 - Here are a few tidbits on the subject: In Religion and the Decline of Magic, Keith Thomas p.