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Subject(s)

• English literature—Women authors—History and criticism [Browse]
• Women and religion—England—History—17th century [Browse]
• Prophecy—Social aspects—England—History—17th century [Browse]
• Prophecy—Christianity—History—17th century [Browse]
• Feminism—England—History—17th century [Browse]
• Women's rights—England—History—17th century [Browse]
• Women and literature—England—History—17th century [Browse]
• Religion and literature—England—History—17th century [Browse]
• Reformation—England [Browse]

Series

• Routledge studies in Renaissance literature and culture ; 35. [More in this series]
• Routledge studies in Renaissance literature and culture ; 35 [More in this series]

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-246) and index.

Contents

• Introduction: the culture of prophecy in the English Reformation
• Politicum
• Prophetic politics and revolutionary spirit
• Women's prophetic ministry
• Confronting parliament with the word: the case for Elizabeth Poole
• Politically incorrect prophecy
• Protean feminisms
• Prophecy and personal conscience
• Exposing the prophetic word
• The prophetic poetry of Anna Trapnel
• Obstat sexus
• In-communications
• Prophetic word vision: Lady Eleanor Davies and textual bi-location
• The soul's flight of Jane Lead
• Prophecy and the transmutation of suffering
• Prophetic activism
• Conclusion: old sectaries, new prophetesses.

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Other title(s)

Women's prophetic writings in 17th century Britain

ISBN

• 9781138646926 (hardcover : alkaline paper)
• 113864692X (hardcover : alkaline paper)

LCCN

2016055538

OCLC

978349562

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