Supernatural and Secular Power in Early Modern England
Edited book
Book Title | Supernatural and Secular Power in Early Modern England |
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Book Category | Edited book |
ERA Publisher ID | 1202 |
Authors | Harmes, Marcus and Bladen, Victoria |
Editors | Harmes, Marcus and Bladen, Victoria |
Page Range | 1-237 |
Number of Pages | 237 |
Year | 2015 |
Publisher | Ashgate Publishing Limited |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISBN | 9781472429414 |
9781472429407 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315611327 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.4324/9781315611327/supernatural-secular-power-early-modern-england-marcus-harmes-victoria-bladen |
Abstract | For the people of early modern England, the dividing line between the natural and supernatural worlds was both negotiable and porous - particularly when it came to issues of authority. Without a precise separation between ‘science’ and ‘magic’ the realm of the supernatural was a contested one, that could be used both to bolster and challenge various forms of authority and the exercise of power in early modern England. In order to better understand these issues, this volume addresses a range of questions regarding the ways in which ideas, beliefs and constructions of the supernatural threatened and conflicted with authority, as well as how the power of the supernatural could be used by authorities (monarchical, religious, legal or familial) to reinforce established social norms. Drawing upon a range of historical, literary and dramatic texts the collection reveals intersecting early modern anxieties in relation to the supernatural, issues of control and the exercise of power at different levels of society, from the upper echelons of power at court to local and domestic spaces, and in a range of publication contexts - manuscript sources, printed prose texts and the early modern stage. Divided into three sections - ‘Magic at Court’, ‘Performance, Text and Language’ and ‘Witchcraft, the Devil and the Body’ - the volume offers a broad cultural approach to the subject that reflects current research by a range of early modern scholars from the disciplines of history and literature. By bringing scholars into an interdisciplinary dialogue, the case studies presented here generate fresh insights within and between disciplines and different methodologies and approaches, which are mutually illuminating. |
Keywords | witchcraft; devil; Tudor England; Stuart England; Renaissance drama; alchemy |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 470504. British and Irish literature |
500401. Christian studies | |
430304. British history | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Byline Affiliations | Open Access College |
University of Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q2x71/supernatural-and-secular-power-in-early-modern-england
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