Fear, Myth and History - The Ranters and the Historians

Zusammenfassung In this book! the author argues that there was no Ranter group or movement: that the Ranters did not exist. Rather! a myth of the Ranters was projected in a press sensation and was sustained by heresiographers and sectarian leaders. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Note; List of abbreviations; 1. The historians and the Ranters; 2. Who were the Ranters?; 3. Examining the Ranter core; 4. The Ranter sensation; 5. Explaining the Ranter myth; 6. Explaining the historians; Appendix; Index.

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• Authors: J. C. Davis, J.C. Davis, James Colin Davis, Davis J. C.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.05.2002
• EAN: 9780521894197
• ISBN: 978-0-521-89419-7
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Ranters and the Historians
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; History of Ideas, HISTORY / Social History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Blasphemy, Heresy & Apostasy, Christianity, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Blasphemy, Heresy, Apostasy