| Description |
1 online resource. |
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| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Series |
Manchester Religious Studies
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
In the early modern period, the term 'enthusiasm' was a smear word used to discredit the dissenters of the radical Reformation as dangerous religious fanatics. In England, the term gained prominence from the Civil War period and throughout the eighteenth century. Anglican ministers and the proponents of the Enlightenment used it more widely against Paracelsian chemists, experimental philosophers, religious dissenters and divines, astrologers or anyone claiming superior knowledge. But who exactly were these enthusiasts? What did they believe in and what impact did they have on their contemporaries? This book concentrates on the notorious case of the French Prophets as the epitome of religious enthusiasm in early Enlightenment England. Based on new archival research, it retraces the formation, development and evolution of their movement and sheds new light on key contemporary issues such as millenarianism, censorship and the press, blasphemy, dissent and toleration, and madness. -- Publisher's description. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- 1. The origins the French Prophets -- 2. From the Désert to the New Jerusalem -- 3. The final Reformation -- 4. Going public -- 5. Enthusiasm, blasphemy and toleration -- 6. Medicalising enthusiasm -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
In English. |
| Subject |
Enthusiasm -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Enthusiasm -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. |
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Prophecy -- Christianity -- History -- 18th century.
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Prophecy -- Christianity. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
| Subject |
England -- Church history -- 18th century.
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England. |
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Church history. |
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Camisards -- England.
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Camisards. |
| Chronological Term |
1700-1799 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Church history.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Laborie, Lionel. Enlightening enthusiasm. Manchester, England : Manchester University Press, [2015] 9780719089886 (DLC) 2015487709 (OCoLC)908374845 |
| ISBN |
9781784997250 (electronic book) |
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1784997250 (electronic book) |
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0719089883 |
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9780719089886 |
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9781526104007 |
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1526104008 |
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9780719089886 |
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9781784996635 (ePUB eBook) |
| Standard No. |
10.7765/9781784997250 |
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