Complex sentence: Instead of being able to identify one type of magician, there were many who practiced several types of magic in these times, including: monks, priests, physicians, surgeons, midwives, folk healers, and diviners Flint, Valerie.
Split into simpler sentences: Instead of being able to identify one type of magician, there are many who practiced several types of magic in this time. Monks, priests, physicians, surgeons, midwives, folk healers, and diviners Flint, Valerie.