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  • Fairies

    A History

    de Francis Young ...
    Many people think they know what fairies are, what a fairy looks like, and how a fairy is expected to behave. Francis Young's new history of fairies demonstrates that the truth about belief in fairies is far stranger than clichéd images of tiny figures with wings and wands.Before the rise of the 'small winged fairy' in the nineteenth century, the category of fairies included a vast range of ... Leer más

    $28.00 USD

  • Silence of the Gods

    The Untold History of Europe's Last Pagan Peoples

    de Francis Young ...
    The formal conversion to Christianity in 1387 of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania seemingly marked the end of Europe's last 'pagan' peoples. But the reality was different. At the margins, often under the radar, around the dusky edgelands, pre-Christian religions endured and indeed continued to flourish for an astonishing five centuries. Silence of the Gods tells, for the first time, the remarkable ... Leer más

    $27.99 USD

  • Paganism Persisting

    A History of European Paganisms since Antiquity

    de Robin Douglas, Francis Young ...
    Series series 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 Christian culture, people repeatedly attempted to revive various kinds of pre-Christian religion – beliefs and practices that we have come to label as ‘paganism’.Ancient paganism did not survive the Middle Ages in its original form; this book tells ... Leer más

    $161.99 USD

  • Magic in Merlin's Realm

    A History of Occult Politics in Britain

    de Francis Young ...
    Belief in magic was, until relatively recent times, widespread in Britain; yet the impact of such belief on determinative political events has frequently been overlooked. In his wide-ranging new book, Francis Young explores the role of occult traditions in the history of the island of Great Britain: Merlin's realm. He argues that while the great magus and artificer invented by Geoffrey of Monmouth ... Leer más

    $28.99 USD

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  • Edmund

    In Search of England's Lost King

    de Francis Young ...
    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 Edmunds are a memorial to the largest Romanesque church ever built. This Suffolk market town is now a quiet place, out of the way, eclipsed by its more famous neighbour Cambridge. But present obscurity may conceal a find as significant as the emergence ... Leer más

    $19.99 USD

  • Twilight of the Godlings

    The Shadowy Beginnings of Britain's Supernatural Beings

    de Francis Young ...
    Throughout the recorded history of Britain, belief in earthbound spirits presiding over nature, the home and human destiny has been a feature of successive cultures. From the localised deities of Britannia to the Anglo-Saxons' elves and the fairies of late medieval England, Britain's godlings have populated a shadowy, secretive realm of ritual and belief running parallel to authorised religion. ... Leer más

    $36.99 USD

  • A History of Exorcism in Catholic Christianity

    de Francis Young ...
    Series series History (R0)
    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 still so much in demand. This is the first work in English to trace the development of the liturgy, practice and authorisation of exorcisms in Latin Christianity. The rite of exorcism, and the claim by Roman Catholic priests to be able to drive ... Leer más

    $29.99 USD

  • English Catholics and the Supernatural, 1553�1829

    de Francis Young ...
    Series series 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 'superstition' and popular religion, the English Catholic community's response to the invisible world of the preternatural and supernatural has remained largely neglected. Addressing this oversight, this book explores Catholic responses to the supernatural world ... Leer más

    $60.99 USD

  • A History of Anglican Exorcism

    Deliverance and Demonology in Church Ritual

    de Francis Young ...
    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 this ritual, which predominantly takes place in independent churches. However, every one of the Church of England dioceses in the country now designates at least one member of its clergy to advise on casting out demons. Such `deliverance ministry' ... Leer más

    $38.99 USD

  • English Catholicism 1558–1642

    de Alan Dures, Francis Young ...
    Series series Seminar Studies
    Newly revised and updated, the second edition of English Catholicism 1558–1642 explores the position of Catholics in early modern English society, their political significance, and the internal politics of the Catholic community.The Elizabethan religious settlement of 1559 ostensibly outlawed Catholicism in England, while subsequent events such as the papal excommunication of Elizabeth I, the ... Leer más

    $58.99 USD

  • Witchcraft and the Modern Roman Catholic Church

    de Francis Young ...
    Series series 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 forms of occultism underpin the recent revival of interest in exorcism in the church. This Element examines hierarchical and clerical understandings of witchcraft within the contemporary Roman Catholic church. The Element considers the difficulties ... Leer más

    $20.99 USD

  • Zero - Eddie Zero's Debut Novel

    de Francis Young ...
    Eddie Zero is not your usual hero. He is a successful professional drummer from the 90's whose four interests in life are blondes, mozart, marijuana and cricket. This, his first novel, takes us from Barbados to a Bedouin encampment in the Jordanian desert, via Beirut and Swindon! You will find, amongst some beautiful women, turtles, transvestites, paedophiles, camels and drug taking. Eddie does ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD