Impostures in early modern England : representations and perceptions of fraudulent identities /

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Impostors & impostures featured prominently in the political, social & religious life of early modern England. Who was likely to be perceived as an impostor, & why? In this book, Tobias B. Hug examines a wide range of sources, from judicial archives & other official records to chroni...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hug, Tobias B. (Tobias Benedikt)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, ©2009.
Colección:Politics, culture, and society in early modern Britain.
Temas:
1500-1699
Geschichte 1500-1800.
Impostors and imposture > England > History > 16th century.
Impostors and imposture > England > History > 17th century.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
Impostors and imposture.
Betrug
Betrüger
England.
England
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Indentifying impostures in early modern England. Counterfeit beggars, bogus cunning folk and bigamists ; Tricksters and officialdom : bogus officials and forgers ; Quacks : all notorious medical impostors? ; Prophets and visionaries, possessed and exorcists : all religious impostors? ; The unfortunate whose kingdom is not of this world : political impostures ; Ethnic impostors ; Gentleman impostors
  • Imposture and autobiography. The self-representation and self-perception of William Fuller (1670-1733).

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