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Showing that there were significant affinities between religious faith and magical practices, this study of the use of folk magic by early New Englanders reveals that even church members sometimes turned to magic to divine the future, heal the sick, and protect against harm or inflict it.Godbeer, Richard is the author of 'Devil's Dominion Magic and Religion in Early New England', published 1994 under ISBN 9780521466707 and ISBN 0521466709.
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