2012 1st Edtn (Thus) Slipcase RELIGION AND THE DECLINE OF MAGIC By Keith Thomas Illus. Very Good Esoteric
2012 1st Edition (Thus) , Slipcase
RELIGION AND THE DECLINE OF MAGIC
By Keith Thomas
Illustrated By: N/A
Format: Hardcover,
Language: English
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Published By: Folio Society, London
Super octavo (8vo 7 × 11 178 × 279),Pages 992
ISBN:
One of the most intriguing history books of the past 50 years, Keith Thomas’s Religion and the Decline of Magic describes the relationship between the occult and Christianity in England in the 16th and 17th centuries. In the period between the collapse of the medieval Church's absolute power and the ascendency of scientific rationalism at the turn of the 18th century, across all levels of British society, the split between faith and belief in the power of magic was not always clear. From the wise women of a village called upon to provide cures, to the personal astrologer of Charles II, magic was integral to most people’s lives. The book is structured thematically – with chapters on everything from the impact of the Reformation to the practice and extent of astrology – to explain why traditional beliefs ultimately declined. This superb history is now published in its first illustrated edition, introduced by Man Booker Prize-winning writer, Hilary Mantel.
Bound in buckram.
Blocked with a design by Grady McFerrin.
Set in Minion.
SKU: BTETM0001509
Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
2012 1st Edition (Thus) , Slipcase
RELIGION AND THE DECLINE OF MAGIC
By Keith Thomas
Illustrated By: N/A
Format: Hardcover,
Language: English
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Published By: Folio Society, London
Super octavo (8vo 7 × 11 178 × 279),Pages 992
ISBN:
One of the most intriguing history books of the past 50 years, Keith Thomas’s Religion and the Decline of Magic describes the relationship between the occult and Christianity in England in the 16th and 17th centuries. In the period between the collapse of the medieval Church's absolute power and the ascendency of scientific rationalism at the turn of the 18th century, across all levels of British society, the split between faith and belief in the power of magic was not always clear. From the wise women of a village called upon to provide cures, to the personal astrologer of Charles II, magic was integral to most people’s lives. The book is structured thematically – with chapters on everything from the impact of the Reformation to the practice and extent of astrology – to explain why traditional beliefs ultimately declined. This superb history is now published in its first illustrated edition, introduced by Man Booker Prize-winning writer, Hilary Mantel.
Bound in buckram.
Blocked with a design by Grady McFerrin.
Set in Minion.
SKU: BTETM0001509
Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
2012 1st Edition (Thus) , Slipcase
RELIGION AND THE DECLINE OF MAGIC
By Keith Thomas
Illustrated By: N/A
Format: Hardcover,
Language: English
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Published By: Folio Society, London
Super octavo (8vo 7 × 11 178 × 279),Pages 992
ISBN:
One of the most intriguing history books of the past 50 years, Keith Thomas’s Religion and the Decline of Magic describes the relationship between the occult and Christianity in England in the 16th and 17th centuries. In the period between the collapse of the medieval Church's absolute power and the ascendency of scientific rationalism at the turn of the 18th century, across all levels of British society, the split between faith and belief in the power of magic was not always clear. From the wise women of a village called upon to provide cures, to the personal astrologer of Charles II, magic was integral to most people’s lives. The book is structured thematically – with chapters on everything from the impact of the Reformation to the practice and extent of astrology – to explain why traditional beliefs ultimately declined. This superb history is now published in its first illustrated edition, introduced by Man Booker Prize-winning writer, Hilary Mantel.
Bound in buckram.
Blocked with a design by Grady McFerrin.
Set in Minion.
SKU: BTETM0001509
Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
Near Fine - small dink to the slipcase.