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Religion and the Decline of Magic. Studies in popular beliefs in sixteenth and seventeenth century England. By Keith Thomas. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1971. Pp. xviii + 716. £8.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2009

Margaret Bowker
Margaret Bowker
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Girton College, Cambridge.
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The Historical Journal , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , June 1972 , pp. 363 - 366
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