Debra Parish

Prophets and Witches

Witchcraft, Gender and Politics in Revolutionary England

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Prophets and Witches offers an exploration of female prophecy and witchcraft during the political and religious upheavals of the English Revolutionary period from 1640 to 1660.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Studies in the History of Witchcraft, Demonology and Magic
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. August 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 380g
• ISBN-13: 9781032579689
• ISBN-10: 1032579684
• Artikelnr.: 73333811

Autorenporträt

Debra Parish is a post-doctoral honorary research fellow in the School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry at the University of Queensland. Her research interests are early modern women's religiosity, prophecy and witchcraft. Her publications include a book chapter titled 'Anna Trapnel: Prophet or Witch' in Women on the Edge in Early Modern Europe (2019) and journal articles including 'The Power of Female Piety' (1992) and most recently 'Civility, Gender and Women's Preaching' (2024).

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
List of Figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter One: 'There Is No Self in this Thing': The Power of Female Prophecy
Chapter Two: The Prophet and the Witch: Slippery Categories
Chapter Three: 'Believe Not Every Spirit': The Witch as the False Prophet
Chapter Four: 'I Will Make Thee an Instrument': The Visionary Performance
Chapter Five: 'The Devil Is Broke Loose': God's Instruments/Satan's
Instruments
Chapter Six: 'Quaking Witches': Quakerism and Witchcraft
Chapter Seven: 'Rebel Witches': Witchcraft and Rebellion and Politics
Conclusion
Index