Silence of the gods : the untold history of Europe's last pagan peoples / Francis Young, independent scholar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Young, Francis (Francis Kendrick), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Europe--Religion.

Europe.

Paganism--Europe--History.

Paganism.

Physical Description:

xx, 432 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"A masterful new history of Europe's last unchristianised peoples in the period between 1387 and 1900, from the Sámi of northern Fennoscandia to the Balts and the Finno-Ugric peoples of European Russia, exploring the reasons for their late adoption of Christianity and their creative religious responses to encounters with missionaries"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Europe's Unchristianised Edge: Who Were the 'Pagans'?

Mere Christianisation: Curiosity and Ehtnography in the Fifteenth Century

(Counter-)Reformation in Unchristianised Europe: The Sixteenth Century

Antiquarians and Witch-Hunters The Seventeenth Century

Darkness in Light: Pre-Christian Religion in Enlightenment in Europe

Folklore and Fantasy: The Nineteenth-Century Reinvention of Paganism

Epilogue: Pre-Christian, Post-Christian?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781009586573

1009586572

OCLC:

1484548976

Publisher Number:

CIPO000221592