The decline of magic : Britain in the Enlightenment
Hunter, Michael, 1949-2020
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Early modern Britain embraced many forms of the supernatural and took the absolute existence of a spiritual world for granted. Yet in the eighteenth century these certainties were swept away. In this ground-breaking account, Michael Hunter argues that the real pioneers in skepticism about magic were humanists and free-thinkers. However, their critical attitude toward religion meant that their views were often dismissed. Hunter reveals just how divided opinion remained and how magic was never properly tested in the Enlightenment.
Main title:
The decline of magic : Britain in the Enlightenment / Michael Hunter.
Author:
Hunter, Michael, 1949-, author
Imprint:
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2020.
Collation:
xi, 243 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Errata slip inserted.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780300243581 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
130.941
Language:
English
Subject:
Occultism -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th centuryOccultism -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th centurySpiritualism -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th centurySpiritualism -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th centuryEnlightenment -- Great BritainScience and magic -- HistoryFaith and reason -- HistoryParanormal
BRN:
2271904