Freaks of Fanaticism and Other Strange Events 1891

1891. Several of these articles are concerned with the history of mysticism, a phase of human nature that deserves careful and close study. Mysticism is the spiritual element which cannot be ignored, cannot be wholly suppressed, and is man's noblest element when rightly directed and balanced. Contents: Swiss Passion Play; Northern Raphael; Poisoned Parsnips; Murder of Father Thomas in Damascus; Some Accusations against Jews; Coburg Mausoleum; Jean Aymon; Patarines of Milan; Anabaptists of Munster.Baring-Gould, S. is the author of 'Freaks of Fanaticism and Other Strange Events 1891', published 2004 under ISBN 9780766182943 and ISBN 0766182940.