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Zusatztext '... this is an important book both for students of Huguenot history and those interested in a little-known but revealing episode in the intellectual history of early Enlightenment England.' Proceeding of the Huguenot Society Informationen zum Autor Georgia Cosmos is a Fellow at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Klappentext This book focuses upon outlawed Protestant religiosity in the Cévennes region of south-eastern France at the beginning of the eighteenth century, providing insights into the occurrence of prophesying at forbidden assemblies and the immediate origins of the bloody Camisard rebellion of 1702-10. The book also explores the reactions of the Huguenot community of London, which became caught up in the prophesying controversy with the publication in 1707 of Le Théatre sacré des Cévennes. Zusammenfassung Examines the nature of Huguenot prophesying in the Cevennes during the early years of the 18th century. This work also looks at events in France, and explores the reactions of the Huguenot community of London, which became caught up in the prophesying controversy with the publication in 1707 of "Le Theatre Sacre Des Cevennes". Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: List of illustrations and maps; Acknowledgements; Note on citations; Introduction. Part I The London Context: The French churches in London; Huguenot storytellers in London in the 18th century. Part II The Cévennes: Forbidden assemblies: clandestine worship in the désert; The prophesyings: entranced preaching, prayers, exhortations and predictions of deliverance in the désert; The call to arms: Pont-de-Montvert, July 1702. Part III Contemporary Reactions in London: Trial by fire at Sérignan: an apocalyptic event in the Cévennes war and its echoes abroad; Broadsides, dialogues and pasquinades on the streets of London: sketches of the Camisard inspirés in printed libels; Examen du Théâtre Sacré. Part IV Conclusion. Appendices; Bibliography; Index....
