Title Enlightening enthusiasm : prophecy and religious experience in early eighteenth-century England / Lionel Laborie

Published Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2015

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Description 1 online resource Series Manchester Religious Studies 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 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes In English Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 28, 2015) Subject Enthusiasm -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Prophecy -- Christianity -- History -- 18th century Camisards -- England Early Modern History: C 1450/1500 To C 1700. History Of Religion. RELIGION -- Christianity -- History. HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain. Camisards Enthusiasm -- Religious aspects -- Christianity Prophecy -- Christianity SUBJECT England -- Church history -- 18th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85043269 Subject England Genre/Form Church history History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781784997250 1784997250 0719089883 9780719089886 9781526104007 1526104008 9781784996635 1784996637

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