Prophets and Witches

Prophets and Witches offers an exploration of female prophecy and witchcraft during the political and religious upheavals of the English Revolutionary period from 1640 to 1660.

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Debra Parish is a post-doctoral honorary research fellow in the School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry at the University of Queensland. Her research interests are early modern women's religiosity, prophecy and witchcraft. Her publications include a book chapter titled 'Anna Trapnel: Prophet or Witch' in Women on the Edge in Early Modern Europe (2019) and journal articles including 'The Power of Female Piety' (1992) and most recently 'Civility, Gender and Women's Preaching' (2024).

Klappentext

Prophets and Witches offers an exploration of female prophecy and witchcraft during the political and religious upheavals of the English Revolutionary period from 1640 to 1660.

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Contents

List of Figures

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter One: 'There Is No Self in this Thing': The Power of Female Prophecy

Chapter Two: The Prophet and the Witch: Slippery Categories

Chapter Three: 'Believe Not Every Spirit': The Witch as the False Prophet

Chapter Four: 'I Will Make Thee an Instrument': The Visionary Performance

Chapter Five: 'The Devil Is Broke Loose': God's Instruments/Satan's Instruments

Chapter Six: 'Quaking Witches': Quakerism and Witchcraft

Chapter Seven: 'Rebel Witches': Witchcraft and Rebellion and Politics

Conclusion

Index