Of Credulity and Incredulity in Things Natural, Civil and Divine, Meric Casaubon's 1668 treatise printed for T. Garthwait in London, examines belief and disbelief in spirits, witches and supernatural claims of the period. Its strength is that it is the primary seventeenth century text itself, a direct window into how a learned contemporary argued the question. Its limit is that it is a period argument rather than a modern historical account, and its own claims about spirits and witchcraft are not independently verified by it.
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Reliability Tier1
Reliability tier 1: the primary seventeenth century treatise itself, a direct scholarly window into contemporary argument about spirits and witchcraft, a period source rather than an independently verified modern account. NotesMeric Casaubon's seventeenth century treatise examining credulity and incredulity in natural, civil and religious matters, 1668.
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AuthorMeric Casaubon
PublisherT. Garthwait
Publication Year1668
Source TypeBook (primary)
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London, Cities This source names London directly: "Garthwait in London, examines belief and disbelief in spirits, witches and supernatural claims of the period."
Source Of Credulity and Incredulity in Things Natural, Civil and DivineMeric Casaubon
Claims Backed By This Source (13 claims)
This source backs 13 claims across the atlas. As facts: 11 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Historical Figures, 5 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 general references.
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