Magic in the age of faith.

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  • Author(s): Greeley, Andrew
  • Source:
    America Magazine: The Jesuit Review of Faith & Culture. 10/9/1993, Vol. 169 Issue 10, p8-14. 7p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      PEASANTS; MIDDLE Ages; MAGIC; CHRISTIANITY; RELIGIOUS life; RELIGION
    • Subject Terms:
      EUROPE
    • Abstract:
      Part two. Examines the relationship between magic and religious faith of peasants' life during the Middle Ages. Catholicism's negotiation with animistic magic; Principle of God's omnipresence; Peasant religion; Two social classes in the villages; Church service attendance; Acceptance of a married clergy; Effectiveness of a Reformation; European peasants' conversion to Christianity.