English Catholics and the Supernatural, 1553-1829

Francis Young

• Hardcover | Engels | Catholic Christendom, 1300-1700
• In spite of an upsurge in interest in the social history of the Catholic community and an ever-growing body of literature on early modern 'superstitio... Lees meer

Edmund

Francis Young

• Hardcover | Engels
• What buried secret lies beneath the stones of one of England's greatest former churches and shrines? The ruins of the Benedictine Abbey of Bury St Edm... Lees meer

Pagans in the Early Modern Baltic

• Hardcover | Engels | Foundations
• The Grand Duchy of Lithuania was the last European polity to renounce paganism and accept the Christian faith, at the end of the fourteenth century. H... Lees meer

A Medieval Book of Magical Stones

Francis Young

• Hardcover | Engels
• A Medieval Book of Magical Stones is the first translation of the longest and most comprehensive medieval English treatise on the occult powers of sto... Lees meer

Magic as a Political Crime in Medieval and Early Modern England

Francis Young

• Paperback | Engels
• Treason and magic were first linked together during the reign of Edward II. Theories of occult conspiracy then regularly led to major political scanda... Lees meer

Edmund

Francis Young

• Paperback | Engels
• What buried secret lies beneath the stones of one of England's greatest former churches and shrines, the Benedictine Abbey of Bury St Edmunds? The sea... Lees meer

Athassel Priory and the Cult of St. Edmund in Medieval Ireland

Francis Young

• Hardcover | Engels
• The English royal saint Edmund, king and martyr (d. 869), was venerated in Ireland from at least the twelfth century. Athassel priory in Co. Tipperary... Lees meer

Magic as a Political Crime in Medieval and Early Modern England

Francis Young

• Hardcover | Engels | International Library of Historical Studies
• Treason and magic were first linked together during the reign of Edward II. Theories of occult conspiracy then regularly led to major political scanda... Lees meer

A History of Anglican Exorcism

Francis Young

• Paperback | Engels
• Exorcism is more widespread in contemporary England than perhaps at any other time in history. The Anglican Church is by no means the main provider of... Lees meer

A History of Exorcism in Catholic Christianity

Francis Young

• Paperback | Engels | Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic
• This book traces the development of exorcism in Catholic Christianity from the fourth century to the present day, and seeks to explain why exorcism is... Lees meer

English Catholicism 1558-1642

Alan Dures, Francis Young

• Hardcover | Engels | Seminar Studies
• Newly revised and updated, the second edition of English Catholicism 1558-1642 explores the position of Catholics in early modern English society, the... Lees meer

A History of Anglican Exorcism

Francis Young

• Hardcover | Engels
• Exorcism is more widespread in contemporary England than perhaps at any other time in history. The Anglican Church is by no means the main provider of... Lees meer

Inferior Office

Francis Young

• Paperback | Engels
• In spite of the centrality of the threefold orders of bishop, priest and deacon to Anglicanism, deacons have been virtually invisible in the contempor... Lees meer

Paganism Persisting

Robin Douglas, Francis Young

• Hardcover | Engels | Exeter New Approaches to Legend, Folklore and Popular Belief
• Paganism in Europe was not defeated by Christianity: it never went away. From the fourth century to the twentieth, against the background of a largely... Lees meer

Witchcraft and the Modern Roman Catholic Church

Francis Young

• Paperback | Engels | Elements in Magic
• Witchcraft is rarely mentioned in official documents of the contemporary Roman Catholic church, but ideas about the dangers of witchcraft and other fo... Lees meer

English Catholicism 1558-1642

Alan Dures, Francis Young

• Paperback | Engels | Seminar Studies
• Newly revised and updated, the second edition of English Catholicism 1558-1642 explores the position of Catholics in early modern English society, the... Lees meer

Pagans in the Early Modern Baltic

• Paperback | Engels | Foundations
• The Grand Duchy of Lithuania was the last European polity to renounce paganism and accept the Christian faith, at the end of the fourteenth century. H... Lees meer

Yellow Glass and Other Ghost Stories

Francis Young

• Paperback | Engels
• The stained glass of a French cathedral is cursed by dark magic; an Icelandic rune raises a terrifying revenant; a fossil triggers an incursion from t... Lees meer

Poetry and Nation-Building in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania

• Hardcover | Engels | Foundations
• Latin epic poetry flourished in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania between the early sixteenth and late seventeenth centuries, accompanied by the widely acc... Lees meer

Twilight of the Godlings

Francis Young

• Hardcover | Engels
• Throughout the recorded history of Britain, belief in earthbound spirits presiding over nature, the home and human destiny has been a feature of succe... Lees meer

Myrtles and Aloes; Or, Our Salcombe Sketch-Book. ... with Some Addenda in the Shape of a Discursive Gossip about Kingsbridge. by F. Young.

Ellen Luscombe, Francis Young

• Paperback | Engels
• Title: Myrtles and Aloes; or, our Salcombe Sketch-Book. ... With some addenda in the shape of a discursive gossip about Kingsbridge. By F. Young. Publ... Lees meer

The Gages of Hengrave and Suffolk Catholicism, 1640-1767

Francis Young

• Hardcover | Engels | Catholic Record Society: Monograph | nr. 8
• Account of an important Catholic family in early modern East Anglia, demonstrating their influence upon their wider community. For almost 250 years th... Lees meer

Magic in Merlin's Realm

Francis Young

• Hardcover | Engels
• Belief in magic was, until relatively recent times, widespread in Britain; yet the impact of such belief on determinative political events has frequen... Lees meer