Religion and the Decline of Magic

Witchcraft, astrology, divination and every kind of popular magic flourished in England during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. This analysis of beliefs held on different levels of English society begins with the collapse of the medieval Church and ends with the changing intellectual atmosphere around 1700.

Vrajitoria, astrologia, divinatia si orice fel de magie populara au inflorit in Anglia in secolele al XVI-lea si al XVII-lea. Aceasta analiza a credintelor detinute la diferite niveluri ale societatii engleze incepe cu prabusirea Bisericii medievale si se termina cu atmosfera intelectuala in schimbare in jurul anului 1700.