prophecy and religious experience in early eighteenth-century EnglandLaborie, Lionelcreatorauthor.textbibliographyElectronic books.Church history.History.enk2015monographiceng1 online resource.In the early modern period, the term 'enthusiasm' was a smear word used to discredit the dissenters of the radical Reformation as dangerous religious fanatics. In England, the term gained prominence from the Civil War period and throughout the eighteenth century. Anglican ministers and the proponents of the Enlightenment used it more widely against Paracelsian chemists, experimental philosophers, religious dissenters and divines, astrologers or anyone claiming superior knowledge. But who exactly were these enthusiasts? What did they believe in and what impact did they have on their contemporaries? This book concentrates on the notorious case of the French Prophets as the epitome of religious enthusiasm in early Enlightenment England. Based on new archival research, it retraces the formation, development and evolution of their movement and sheds new light on key contemporary issues such as millenarianism, censorship and the press, blasphemy, dissent and toleration, and madness. -- Publisher's description.Lionel Laborie.Includes bibliographical references and index.e-uk-enEnthusiasmReligious aspectsChristianityProphecyChristianityHistory18th centuryEnglandChurch history18th centuryCamisardsEnglandRELIGIONChristianityHistoryHISTORYEuropeGreat BritainCamisardsEnthusiasmReligious aspectsChristianityProphecyChristianityEngland 1700-1799 fast BR758 .L33 2015eb274.207Laborie, Lionel.Manchester, England : Manchester University Press, [2015](DLC) 2015487709(OCoLC)9083748459781784997250178499725022573/ctt18dz1n4 JSTORhttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1083235http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1083235N$T15102220200709060420.0ocn926047243eng