Introduction: The Intersections of Supernatural and Secular Power
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Introduction: The Intersections of Supernatural and Secular Power |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 1202 |
Book Title | Supernatural and Secular Power in Early Modern England |
Authors | Bladen, Victoria and Harmes Marcus |
Editors | Harmes, M. and Bladen, V. |
Page Range | 1-14 |
Chapter Number | 1 |
Number of Pages | 14 |
Year | 2015 |
Publisher | Ashgate Publishing Limited |
Place of Publication | Farnham, Surrey. United Kingdom |
ISBN | 9781472429414 |
9781472429407 | |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781315611327-1/introduction-intersections-supernatural-secular-power-victoria-bladen-marcus-harmes |
Abstract | Early modern England was a world 'resonating with magical forces'. The dominant, or at least politically established and safeguarded, Church was reformed and taught that the age of miracles had passed, however many English Christians accepted the possibility of the Devil's preternatural intervention in the world and were assured of God's supernatural presence. This volume provides new insights on contemporary understandings of the intersections between the differentiated yet interrelated realms of the supernatural, whether diabolical or sacred, and the secular, opening up a range of different perspectives and contributing to current dialogue in the field by focusing specifically on the issue of power and the porous boundary between the secular and the supernatural in early modern England. |
Keywords | witchcraft; the devil; Tudor England; Stuart England |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 470504. British and Irish literature |
500401. Christian studies | |
430304. British history | |
500405. Religion, society and culture | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Open Access College |
University of Queensland | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q2x72/introduction-the-intersections-of-supernatural-and-secular-power
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