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Women Prophets and Radical Protestantism in the British Atlantic World, 1640-1730
Elizabeth Bouldin
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hardcover. This book analyzes how women negotiated and shaped ideas about community in the British Atlantic world through claims of revelation. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC2; HRCC9; HRCC97; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
This book examines the stories of radical Protestant women who prophesied between the British Civil Wars and the Great Awakening. It explores how women prophets shaped religious and civic communities in the British Atlantic world by invoking claims of chosenness. Elizabeth Bouldin interweaves detailed individual studies with analysis that summarizes trends and patterns among women prophets from a variety of backgrounds throughout the British Isles, colonial North America, and continental Europe. Highlighting the ecumenical goals of many early modern dissenters, Women Prophets and Radical Protestantism in the British Atlantic World, 1640-1730 places female prophecy in the context of major political, ... Read more
This book examines the stories of radical Protestant women who prophesied between the British Civil Wars and the Great Awakening. It explores how women prophets shaped religious and civic communities in the British Atlantic world by invoking claims of chosenness. Elizabeth Bouldin interweaves detailed individual studies with analysis that summarizes trends and patterns among women prophets from a variety of backgrounds throughout the British Isles, colonial North America, and continental Europe. Highlighting the ecumenical goals of many early modern dissenters, Women Prophets and Radical Protestantism in the British Atlantic World, 1640-1730 places female prophecy in the context of major political, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
453g
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107095519
SKU
V9781107095519
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Ref
99-20
About Elizabeth Bouldin
Elizabeth Bouldin is Assistant Professor of History at Florida Gulf Coast University. Her work has appeared in Church History: Studies in Christianity and Culture and Oxford Bibliographies Online: Atlantic History.
Reviews for Women Prophets and Radical Protestantism in the British Atlantic World, 1640-1730
'This monograph will be of interest to anyone engaged in research into the female prophetic voice, radical and dissenting religious networks, the role of the body in religious worship, radical groups such as the Quakers and Philadelphians, and the continuing engagement with millenarianism in the early eighteenth century. Clear and informative, it will undoubtedly prove to be of use to ... Read more