Prophets and Witches by Debra Parish

Prophets and Witches by Debra Parish

Prophets and Witches offers an exploration of female prophecy and witchcraft during the political and religious upheavals of the English Revolutionary period from 1640 to 1660.

'In this welcome and nuanced study, Debra Parish maps out the murky borderlands between female prophecy, demonic possession and witch beliefs in revolutionary England, with a keen eye on the religious politics of the ageThe result is a reminder that the concept of witchcraft – and indeed divine authority – was bound into the larger debates of this turbulent period.'

Darren Oldridge, University of Worcester, UK

'This makes a significant contribution to our knowledge of the period of the English Revolution, by teasing out the relationship between attitudes to religion, magic and gender, as they operated in a cross-fire over the appearance of radical prophetesses.'

Ronald Hutton, University of Bristol, UK

Debra Parish is a post-doctoral honorary research fellow in the School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry at the University of Queensland. Her research interests are early modern women’s religiosity, prophecy and witchcraft. Her publications include a book chapter titled ‘Anna Trapnel: Prophet or Witch’ in Women on the Edge in Early Modern Europe (2019) and journal articles including ‘The Power of Female Piety’ (1992) and most recently ‘Civility, Gender and Women’s Preaching’ (2024).

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ISBN 13	9781032579689
ISBN 10	1032579684
Title	Prophets and Witches
Author	Debra Parish
Series	Routledge Studies In The History Of Witchcraft Demonology And Magic
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Routledge
Year published	2025-08-04
Number of pages	234
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