Ritual, Myth, and Magic in Early Modern Europe

by William Monter

This brilliant and iconoclastic new book offers the first concise survey of the entire history of religious intolerance in early modern Europe.

Genres: Occult, History

184 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Mir]

The title seems like something I would have been interested in, but properly academic writing makes everything dull. I recall this not at all! I can't even give it a rating.

My notes say:
lines of inquiry from Gibbon on Roman toleration of religion/superstition
Did Rome really promote/enforce religious liberalism?
According to Roman public opinion, Rome published magic because magic was effective, not because it was superstitious.
Gibbon's England was not tolerant and was superstitious.