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Beschreibung
A partially skeptical book published by the English gentleman Reginald Scot in 1584, intended as an exposâe of medieval witchcraft. It contains a small section intended to show how the public was fooled by charlatans, which is considered the first published material on "magic" trickery. Scot believed that the prosecution of those accused of witchcraft was irrational and un-Christian, and he held the Roman Church responsible. He set himself to prove that the belief in witchcraft and magic was rejected by reason and by religion, and that spiritualistic manifestations were willful impostures, or illusions due to mental disturbance in the observers. His aim was to prevent the persecution of poor, aged, and simple persons, who were popularly credited with being witches.--Adapted from en.[...].
A partially skeptical book published by the English gentleman Reginald Scot in 1584, intended as an exposâe of medieval witchcraft. It contains a small section intended to show how the public was fooled by charlatans, which is considered the first published material on "magic" trickery. Scot believed that the prosecution of those accused of witchcraft was irrational and un-Christian, and he held the Roman Church responsible. He set himself to prove that the belief in witchcraft and magic was rejected by reason and by religion, and that spiritualistic manifestations were willful impostures, or illusions due to mental disturbance in the observers. His aim was to prevent the persecution of poor, aged, and simple persons, who were popularly credited with being witches.--Adapted from en.[...].
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1989
Fachbereich: Grenzwissenschaften
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Esoterik & Anthroposophie
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780486260303
ISBN-10: 0486260305
UPC: 800759260300
EAN: 0800759260300
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Scot, Reginald
Auflage: Revised edition
Hersteller: Dover Publications
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 253 x 168 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: Reginald Scot
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.06.1989
Gewicht: 0,526 kg
Artikel-ID: 101185172

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