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Witchcraft, Magic and Superstition in England, 1640-70 (Hardcover, New Ed)
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Witchcraft, Magic and Superstition in England, 1640-70 (Hardcover, New Ed)
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This study examines the relationship between elite and popular
beliefs in witchcraft, magic and superstition in England, analyzing
such beliefs against the background of political, religious and
social upheaval characteristic of the Civil War, Interregnum and
Restoration periods. Belief in witchcraft received new impulses
because of the general ferment of religious ideas and the tendency
of participants in the Civil Wars to resort to imagery drawn from
beliefs about the devil and witches; or to use portents to argue
for the wrongs of their opponents. Throughout the work, the author
stresses that deeply held superstitions were fundamental to belief
in witches, the devil, ghosts, apparitions and supernatural
healing. Despite the fact that popular superstitions were often
condemned, it was recognized that their propaganda value was too
useful to ignore. A host of pamphlets and treatises were published
during this period which unashamedly incorporated such beliefs.
Valletta here explores the manner in which political and religious
authorities somewhat cynically used demonic imagery and language to
discredit their opponents and to manipulate popular opinion.
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