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The article discusses the changed attitude of the Catholic Church towards magic practices during the fourteenth century. Up to that time, Church doctrine was defined by the Episcopi decree written in the tenth century and recognising magic as an evil custom. A radical alteration took place at the time of John XXII (1316-1334) due to the promulgation in 1326 or 1327 of the 'Super illius specula' bull...
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