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The Devil in disguise : deception, delusion, and fanaticism in the early English enlightenment /

This study illuminates the impact of the two British revolutions of the seventeenth century and the shifts in religious, political, scientific, literary, economic, social, and moral culture that they brought about. The book does so through the fascinating story of one family and their locality: the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Knights, Mark
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This study illuminates the impact of the two British revolutions of the seventeenth century and the shifts in religious, political, scientific, literary, economic, social, and moral culture that they brought about. The book does so through the fascinating story of one family and their locality: the Cowpers of Hertford. Their dramatic history contains a murder mystery, bigamy, a scandal novel, and a tyrannized wife, all set against a backdrop of violently competing local factions, rampant religious prejudice, and the last conviction of a witch in England.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvii, 279 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191612909
0191612901