Magic and the rise of science

Re:Magic and the rise of science by benbreen on Friday February 12, 2016 @08:37PM (#11091982)

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...

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Re:Magic and the rise of science by sevenfive on Saturday February 13, 2016 @02:48AM (#11093143)

Seems to be paywalled.

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Re:Magic and the rise of science by sieveoferos on Saturday February 13, 2016 @06:10AM (#11093530)

http://www.fauxvictorianrag.com/2012/12/religion-and-the-dec...

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