The spiritual status of the early modern child was often confused and uncertain, and yet in the wake of the English Reformation became an issue of urgent interest. This book explores questions surrounding early modern childhood, focusing especially on some of the extreme religious experiences in which children are documented: those of demonic possession and godly prophecy.
The spiritual status of the early modern child was often confused and uncertain, and yet in the wake of the English Reformation became an issue of urgent interest. This book explores questions surrounding early modern childhood, focusing especially on some of the extreme religious experiences in which children are documented: those of demonic possession and godly prophecy.
Anna French is Lecturer in Early Modern History at the University of Liverpool and Research Fellow at the Centre for Reformation and Early Modern Studies at the University of Birmingham.
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Children of wrath: an introduction Children of unbelief: the inheritance from Adam Children of wrath? Children in cases of demonic possession Darrell, Harsnett and the child demoniacs Children of God: cases of child prophecy Sin, providence, and the judgement of children Conclusion Bibliography Index.
Children of wrath: an introduction Children of unbelief: the inheritance from Adam Children of wrath? Children in cases of demonic possession Darrell, Harsnett and the child demoniacs Children of God: cases of child prophecy Sin, providence, and the judgement of children Conclusion Bibliography Index.
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