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Druids, Deism and Patriarchy

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William Blake and the Myths of Britain

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Despite Blake’s belief, which was shared by many antiquaries and theologians, that mankind had originally shared one monotheistic faith, it was evident to all that there had been a falling away from this true religion. None of these writers believed that they themselves had fallen into error, of course, and yet — in the polytheism of classical Greece and Rome, in the superstitions of the ancient civilizations of the east and in the idolatry of contemporary primitive societies — it was clear that among a large part of humanity corruption prevailed.

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    Jason Whittaker (Lecturer in English with Media Studies)

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Whittaker, J. (1999). Druids, Deism and Patriarchy. In: William Blake and the Myths of Britain. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230372108_4

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