Laura Sangha
Biographic Data
| ID | 1626927 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura Sangha |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura |
| FAMILY NAME | Sangha |
| SIGNATURE | SANGHA L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Exeter |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7813-8577 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Social, Personal, and Spiritual Dynamics of Ghost Stories in Early Modern England
In early modern England, spectral figures were regular visitors to the world of the living and a vibrant variety of beliefs and expectations clustered around these questionable shapes. Yet whilst historians have established the importance of ghosts as cultural resources that were used to articulate a range of contemporary concerns about worldly life, we know less about the social and personal dynamics that underpinned the telling, recording, and …
Ralph Thoresby and individual devotion in late seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century England
This article is based on the spiritual life-writing of puritan merchant and antiquarian Ralph Thoresby (1658–1725). It uses this material to explore patterns of individual devotion and contributes to our knowledge of the nature of contemporary spirituality, speaking to ongoing debates about reading practices, the nature of public and private forms of worship, and the creation of religious identities. It concludes that Thoresby's personal devotion…
Understanding Early Modern Primary Sources
Old Technologies, New Approaches
Solomon’s Secret Arts
Journal Article Solomon’s Secret Arts: The Occult in the Age of Enlightenment, by Paul Kléber Monod Get access Solomon’s Secret Arts: The Occult in the Age of Enlightenment, by Paul Kléber Monod (New Haven, CT: Yale U.P., 2013; pp. 430. £27.50). Laura Sangha Laura Sangha 1University of Exeter Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume 129, Issue 541, December 2014, Pages 1508–151…
The Late Medieval English Church
Journal Article The Late Medieval English Church: Vitality and Vulnerability before the Break with Rome, by G.W. Bernard Get access The Late Medieval English Church: Vitality and Vulnerability before the Break with Rome, by G.W. Bernard (New Haven, CT: Yale U.P., 2012; pp. 304. £25). L. Sangha L. Sangha University of Exeter Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume 128, Issue 53…
The Plague in Print
Cultures of Plague
The Appearance of Witchcraft
CHARLES ZIKA Abingdon and New York: Routledge, 2007 Pp. xiv + 296, £75. ISBN 0 415 08242 0 In recent decades historians have become interested in many aspects of the supernatural, and witchcraft in
Revelation and Reckoning
Angelology – the science of angels – exercised a compelling hold on the medieval and early modern mind. The role that angels had in the belief and ritual associated with death was perhaps its most theologically resonant aspect – angels were intimately involved in the system of eschatology and the rites associated with dying, mourning and burial. Their responsibilities at the end of life included participation in the cosmic struggle enacted around…
The Social, Personal, and Spiritual Dynamics of Ghost Stories in Early Modern England
In early modern England, spectral figures were regular visitors to the world of the living and a vibrant variety of beliefs and expectations clustered around these questionable shapes. Yet whilst historians have established the importance of ghosts as cultural resources that were used to articulate a range of contemporary concerns about worldly life, we know less about the social and personal dynamics that underpinned the telling, recording, and …
The Appearance of Witchcraft
CHARLES ZIKA Abingdon and New York: Routledge, 2007 Pp. xiv + 296, £75. ISBN 0 415 08242 0 In recent decades historians have become interested in many aspects of the supernatural, and witchcraft in
Revelation and Reckoning
Angelology – the science of angels – exercised a compelling hold on the medieval and early modern mind. The role that angels had in the belief and ritual associated with death was perhaps its most theologically resonant aspect – angels were intimately involved in the system of eschatology and the rites associated with dying, mourning and burial. Their responsibilities at the end of life included participation in the cosmic struggle enacted around…
The Plague in Print
Cultures of Plague
The Late Medieval English Church
Journal Article The Late Medieval English Church: Vitality and Vulnerability before the Break with Rome, by G.W. Bernard Get access The Late Medieval English Church: Vitality and Vulnerability before the Break with Rome, by G.W. Bernard (New Haven, CT: Yale U.P., 2012; pp. 304. £25). L. Sangha L. Sangha University of Exeter Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume 128, Issue 53…
Solomon’s Secret Arts
Journal Article Solomon’s Secret Arts: The Occult in the Age of Enlightenment, by Paul Kléber Monod Get access Solomon’s Secret Arts: The Occult in the Age of Enlightenment, by Paul Kléber Monod (New Haven, CT: Yale U.P., 2013; pp. 430. £27.50). Laura Sangha Laura Sangha 1University of Exeter Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume 129, Issue 541, December 2014, Pages 1508–151…
Understanding Early Modern Primary Sources
Old Technologies, New Approaches
The Social, Personal, and Spiritual Dynamics of Ghost Stories in Early Modern England
In early modern England, spectral figures were regular visitors to the world of the living and a vibrant variety of beliefs and expectations clustered around these questionable shapes. Yet whilst historians have established the importance of ghosts as cultural resources that were used to articulate a range of contemporary concerns about worldly life, we know less about the social and personal dynamics that underpinned the telling, recording, and …
Ralph Thoresby and individual devotion in late seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century England
This article is based on the spiritual life-writing of puritan merchant and antiquarian Ralph Thoresby (1658–1725). It uses this material to explore patterns of individual devotion and contributes to our knowledge of the nature of contemporary spirituality, speaking to ongoing debates about reading practices, the nature of public and private forms of worship, and the creation of religious identities. It concludes that Thoresby's personal devotion…
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