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Francis Young

Francis Young is a UK-based historian and folklorist specialising in the history of religion and belief. He is the author, editor or co-author of 20 books, which deal with subjects as diverse as early modern Catholicism, the history of exorcism, medieval monasticism, folklore, the cult of saints, the history of magic and witchcraft, and Baltic paganism.

Articles by Francis Young

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