Description
Book SynopsisA foremost authority on the history of religion and of esoteric practice, especially in eastern England, Francis Young gained a PhD in history from the University of Cambridge and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He is the author and editor of several previous books. These include English Catholics and the Supernatural, 1553-1829 (2013), The Gages of Hengrave and Suffolk Catholicism, 1640-1767 (2015), The Abbey of Bury St Edmunds: History, Legacy and Discovery (2016), Catholic East Anglia: A History of the Catholic Faith in Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough (2016), A History of Exorcism in Catholic Christianity (2016), Magic as a Political Crime in Medieval and Early Modern England (I.B.Tauris. 2017) and Edmund: In Search of England's Lost King (I.B.Tauris, 2018). He broadcasts regularly for the BBC on historical and religious topics.
Trade ReviewThis is an academic study of a subject that is much too important to be left to the fertile imagination of a sub-genre of horror fiction. * Anvil Journal *
Young’s book is a significant contribution to the history of the Anglican Church and to the literature on exorcism and demonology. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty. * R. M. Kollar, St. Vincent College, CHOICE *
