Owen Davies
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English
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The author of the Oxford Illustrated History of Witchcraft and Magic unveils the history of witches in one of southwest England’s most spiritual sites.
The belief in witchcraft and magic was widespread in nineteenth-century Somerset. Witches were blamed for causing the ill health and death of people and their animals. Those accused of witchcraft often found themselves being ostracized and beaten by their neighbors....
The belief in witchcraft and magic was widespread in nineteenth-century Somerset. Witches were blamed for causing the ill health and death of people and their animals. Those accused of witchcraft often found themselves being ostracized and beaten by their neighbors....
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It was a commonly expressed view during the First World War that the conflict had seen a major revival of "superstitious" beliefs and practices.
Churches expressed concerns about the wearing of talismans and amulets, the international press paid considerable interest to the pronouncements of astrologers and prophets, and the authorities in several countries periodically clamped down on fortune tellers and mediums due to concerns over their effect...
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The birth of psychiatry in the early nineteenth-century fundamentally changed how madness was categorized and understood. A century on, their conceptions of mental illness continue to influence our views today. Beliefs and behavior were divided up into the pathological and the healthy. The influence of religion and the supernatural became significant measures of insanity in individuals, countries, and cultures. Psychiatrists not only thought they...
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Very short introductions volume 269
Pub. Date
2011.
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English
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Written in a concise and lively style, this Very Short Introduction explores the meaning of the words "pagan" and "paganism"--Through a chronological overview of the attitudes towards its practices and beliefs--from the ancient world through to the present day.-publisher description.
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[2023]
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English
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"A copiously illustrated global history of magic books, from ancient papyri to pulp paperbacks. Grimoires, textbooks of magic and occult knowledge, have existed through the ages alongside other magic and religious texts in part because of the need to create a physical record of magical phenomena, but also to enact magic through spells and rituals. To understand the history of these texts is to understand the influence of the major religions, the development...
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2017.
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First edition.
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English
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This richly illustrated history provides a readable and fresh approach to the extensive and complex story of witchcraft and magic. Telling the story from the dawn of writing in the ancient world to the globally successful Harry Potter films, the authors explore a wide range of magical beliefs and practices, the rise of the witch trials, and the depiction of the Devil-worshipping witch. The book also focuses on the more recent history of witchcraft...
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The hidden history of witchcraft in the Land of Lincoln is revealed in this unique study by the author of Haunting Illinois.
Although the Salem Witch Trials have drawn focus to New England as the center of witchcraft in American history, the practice was widespread across the Midwest. In Illinois, witchcraft—and witch persecution—have been part of local culture since French explorers arrived in
10) Probable Tomorrows: How Science and Technology Will Transform Our Lives in the Next Twenty Years
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A fascinating look at near-future advances, inventions, products, services, and everyday conveniences that will change how we live and work. Marvin Cetron and Owen Davies explore these changes and the impact they will have on everyday life. For example, by the year 2010:
-Personal computers will offer the power of today's super machines and artificial intelligence.
-A telecommunications network will supply the world with services from the contents...
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To live forever is one of man's oldest aspirations-and it might be become a reality. With advances in medicine and new gene research, human life span could extend into hundreds of years. But, is this life extension a good thing? "Cheating Death" examines every side of the dilemma of aging and longevity, from improvements in diet and medicine to the grander promises of science to the consequences of incredibly long life.
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