Witchcraft and Whigs - The Life of Bishop Francis Hutchinson (1660-1739) (Paperback)

This ground-breaking biography of Bishop Francis Hutchinson (1669-1739) provides a detailed and rare portrait of an early eighteenth century Irish bishop and witchcraft theorist. Drawing upon a wealth of printed primary source material, the book aims to increase our understanding of the eighteenth-century established clergy, both in England and Ireland. It illustrates how one of the main sceptical texts of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the Historical essay concerning witchcraft (1718), was constructed and how it fitted into the wider intellectual and literary context of the time, examining Hutchinson's views on contemporary debates concerning modern prophecy and miracles, demonic and Satanic intervention, the nature of Angels and hell, and astrology. This book will be of particular interest to academics and students of history of witchcraft, and the religious, political and social history of Britain and Ireland in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. -- .

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2014
First published:	2008
Authors:	Andrew Sneddon
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	236
ISBN-13:	978-0-7190-9678-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Religious & spiritual Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies > Witchcraft Books > Biography > Religious & spiritual Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies > Witchcraft Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > General Books > Christianity Promotions
LSN:	0-7190-9678-2
Barcode:	9780719096785

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