Empirical Form and Religious Function : Apparition Narratives of the Early English Enlightenment.
Dopffel, Michael.
Empirical Form and Religious Function : Apparition Narratives of the Early English Enlightenment. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (340 pages) - Beiträge Zur Englischen und Amerikanischen Literatur Series ; v.38 . - Beiträge Zur Englischen und Amerikanischen Literatur Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 'No Spirit, No God': Empiricism in Apparition Narratives -- 1.1 Ghostly Anecdotes -- 1.2 Empiricism & -- Rationalism -- 1.3 Henry More & -- the Dangers of Materialism -- 1.4 The Royal Society & -- the Spiritual World -- 1.5 Joseph Glanvill & -- "The Drummer of Tedworth" -- 1.6 Defending Empirical Accounts of Apparitions -- 1.7 Glanvill's Legacy -- Chapter 2 'Res Mirabilis': Evidences of Providence -- 2.1 Puritan Empiricism -- 2.2 The Providences of Increase Mather -- 2.3 The Haunting of George Walton -- 2.4 Cotton Mather & -- the Spiritual World -- 2.5 Reformation & -- Narrative -- 2.6 Richard Baxter's Spiritual Exercises -- 2.7 William Turner's Compleat History -- Chapter 3 'Strange and Wonderful News': Apparitions & -- Popular Print -- 3.1 Popular Ghosts -- 3.2 Realism & -- Apparition Narratives -- 3.3 Counter-Narratives -- 3.4 The Ghost of George Villiers -- 3.5 Defoe's Apparitions -- 3.6 The Ghost of Mrs. Veal -- Chapter 4 Enthusiasmus Redivivus? Revivalism & -- the Evidence of Spirits -- 4.1 Experiencing Heartfelt Religion -- 4.2 Radical Pietism -- 4.3 The Debate over Religious Experiences -- 4.4 Evidence of the Revivals -- 4.5 Publishing the Revivals -- 4.6 Radical Publications -- 4.7 Revivalists & -- Apparitions -- 4.8 New Narratives of the Spiritual World -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Prose Narratives of Spiritual Encounters -- Bibliography -- Index.
9783657703425
Electronic books.
PR830.G45 .D674 2020
Empirical Form and Religious Function : Apparition Narratives of the Early English Enlightenment. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (340 pages) - Beiträge Zur Englischen und Amerikanischen Literatur Series ; v.38 . - Beiträge Zur Englischen und Amerikanischen Literatur Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 'No Spirit, No God': Empiricism in Apparition Narratives -- 1.1 Ghostly Anecdotes -- 1.2 Empiricism & -- Rationalism -- 1.3 Henry More & -- the Dangers of Materialism -- 1.4 The Royal Society & -- the Spiritual World -- 1.5 Joseph Glanvill & -- "The Drummer of Tedworth" -- 1.6 Defending Empirical Accounts of Apparitions -- 1.7 Glanvill's Legacy -- Chapter 2 'Res Mirabilis': Evidences of Providence -- 2.1 Puritan Empiricism -- 2.2 The Providences of Increase Mather -- 2.3 The Haunting of George Walton -- 2.4 Cotton Mather & -- the Spiritual World -- 2.5 Reformation & -- Narrative -- 2.6 Richard Baxter's Spiritual Exercises -- 2.7 William Turner's Compleat History -- Chapter 3 'Strange and Wonderful News': Apparitions & -- Popular Print -- 3.1 Popular Ghosts -- 3.2 Realism & -- Apparition Narratives -- 3.3 Counter-Narratives -- 3.4 The Ghost of George Villiers -- 3.5 Defoe's Apparitions -- 3.6 The Ghost of Mrs. Veal -- Chapter 4 Enthusiasmus Redivivus? Revivalism & -- the Evidence of Spirits -- 4.1 Experiencing Heartfelt Religion -- 4.2 Radical Pietism -- 4.3 The Debate over Religious Experiences -- 4.4 Evidence of the Revivals -- 4.5 Publishing the Revivals -- 4.6 Radical Publications -- 4.7 Revivalists & -- Apparitions -- 4.8 New Narratives of the Spiritual World -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Prose Narratives of Spiritual Encounters -- Bibliography -- Index.
9783657703425
Electronic books.
PR830.G45 .D674 2020