
宗教与巫术的衰落
Religion and the Decline of Magic
Keith Thomas · 初版 1971 年
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在十六和十七世纪的英格兰,巫术、占星术、占卜以及各种大众魔法盛行一时,从坚信经祈福的护身符能抵御魔鬼袭击,到使用同样的符咒来寻回失窃财物,不一而足。与此同时,宗教改革试图剔除宗教中的魔法元素,而科学家们也在提出对宇宙的新解释。Keith Thomas 对英格兰社会各阶层信仰所做的经典分析,始于中世纪教会的崩溃,终于不断变迁的知识氛围……
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顺便提一句——对这个话题感兴趣的人一定要去看看基思·托马斯(Keith Thomas)的《宗教与巫术的衰落》(Religion and the Decline of Magic,1971),绝对是我有史以来最喜欢的历史书之一。小说家希拉里·曼特尔(Hilary Mantel)最近写了一篇关于它的短文:http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2012/06/07/magic-keith-thoma...
Relatedly - anyone interested in this topic should check out Keith Thomas's Religion and the Decline of Magic (1971), hands down one of my favorite history books ever. Here's a recent essay about it by the novelist Hilary Mantel: http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2012/06/07/magic-keith-thoma...
碰巧的是,我刚读完托马斯的《宗教与巫术的衰落》。书非常厚,例子多得一塌糊涂,但读起来依然很好,让人大开眼界。1971年出版时卖到了 7 英镑的天价;有一家全国性报纸还发了篇社论,说人们可能会……
Coincidentally, I've just finished Thomas' Religion and the Decline of Magic. It's very long and massively overexampled, but still a good and eye-opening read. When it came out in 1971 it cost an extortionate £7; one national newspaper had an editorial saying people might be…