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Francis Young - Magic in Merlin's Realm, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

Magic in Merlin's Realm

A History of Occult Politics in Britain

Av Francis Young

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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 was a powerful model for a succession of actual royal magical advisers (including Roger Bacon and John Dee), monarchs nevertheless often lived in fear of hostile sorcery while at other times they even attempted magic themselves. Successive governments were simultaneously fascinated by astrology and alchemy, yet also deeply wary of the possibility of treasonous spellcraft. Whether deployed in warfare, rebellion or propaganda, occult traditions were of central importance to British history and, as the author reveals, these dark arts of magic and politics remain entangled to this day.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2025-07-31
  • Mått: 216 x 140 x 24 mm
  • Vikt: 526 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 418
  • Förlag: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 9781009065870
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Francis Young holds a PhD in History from the University of Cambridge and is the author of 14 books including Magic as a Political Crime in Medieval and Early Modern England (2017). He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and routinely broadcasts for BBC radio on history, religion and folklore.

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'The history of magic – in comparison to the history of witchcraft in Britain – has been under-researched in the Anglophone academy. The relationship of occult traditions to the politics of the realm has thus far been virtually ignored. A ground-breaking study of the history of occult traditions – of 'high' magic (elite, literate, clerical and courtly) as compared to 'low magic' (popular, non-literate, non-clerical) – is therefore to be warmly welcomed. This book is full of fascinating and previously little-known vignettes on the significant influence of the role of magic and the occult in the history of British politics, most of which will be unknown to the non-specialist. It would be an excellent text for undergraduate and postgraduate programs in the history of the occult.' Philip. C. Almond, University of Queensland

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