Lionel Laborie: 1 book
Enlightening enthusiasm
Prophecy and religious experience in early eighteenth-century England
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
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...
