The late Victorian period witnessed the remarkable revival of magical practice and belief. Butler examines the individuals, institutions and literature associated with this revival and demonstrates how Victorian occultism provided an alternative to the tightening camps of science and religion in a social environment that nurtured magical beliefs.
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| ISBN | 9780230223394 |
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| Sprache | eng |
| Cover | individual,revolution,Tradition, B, Cultural History, History of Britain and Ireland, Social History, comparative religion, Modern History, Nineteenth-Century Literature, Palgrave History Collection, Civilization—History, Great Britain—History, Religions, History, Modern, Literature, Modern—19th century, European History, Social & cultural history, History, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Fester Einband |
| Verlag | Springer Nature EN |
| Jahr | 2011 |
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