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Monod (history, Middlebury Coll.) has written a first-class study of the pursuit of the occult in England from the Restoration through 1815. He argues that occult studies—alchemy and astrology particularly—flourished in the late 17th century, then declined, only to revive in the late 18th century. In the latter period, however, those who pursued the occult played a diminished role in mainline discourse because the major intellectual figu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More