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Mysticism in Bootle: Victorian Supernaturalism as an Historical Problem

The Journal of ecclesiastical history, 2013-04, Vol.64 (2), p.335-356 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 ;2015 INIST-CNRS ;ISSN: 0022-0469 ;EISSN: 1469-7637 ;DOI: 10.1017/S0022046911002624

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  • Title:
    Mysticism in Bootle: Victorian Supernaturalism as an Historical Problem
  • Author: HEIMANN, MARY
  • Subjects: Christianity ; History and sciences of religions ; Mysticism ; Overall studies ; Physicians ; Teachers ; Theology ; Unexplained phenomena ; Victorian period
  • Is Part Of: The Journal of ecclesiastical history, 2013-04, Vol.64 (2), p.335-356
  • Description: This article presents the case of a Victorian schoolteacher who claimed mystical experiences, including ecstasy, the stigmata and mystical espousals. Rather than attempt retrospectively either to prove or disprove these claims, the author seeks to discover where contemporaries drew the line between the natural and supernatural. Reactions shown to the schoolteacher in the 1870s and 1880s by priests, teachers, religious and doctors suggest that clear-cut oppositions between the rationalist and credulous were uncharacteristic of the time. The more common position was to find both atheism and internally consistent Christian theology inadequate and to prefer an idiosyncratic blend of the two.
  • Publisher: Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0022-0469
    EISSN: 1469-7637
    DOI: 10.1017/S0022046911002624
  • Source: AUTh Library subscriptions: ProQuest Central
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