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The miraculous conformist : Valentine Greatrakes, the body politic, and the politics of healing in Restoration Britain / Peter Elmer.

Author/creator Elmer, Peter
Other author/creatorOxford University Press.
Format Electronic and Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoOxford : Oxford University Press,
Descriptionxiii, 279 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online
Supplemental Content Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online History
Subject(s)
Contents Introduction -- The Making of an Early Modern Miracle Healer: Valentine Greatrakes, 1629-1660 -- Greatrakes, Ireland, and the Restoration, 1660-1665 -- 'An Exemplar of Candid and Sincere Christianity': Greatrakes' Mission to England in 1666 -- Healing, Witchcraft, and the Body Politic in Restoration Britain -- Epilogue and conclusion.
Summary This title tells the compelling story of Irish healer Valentine Greatrakes and outlines his place in the history of 17th-century Britain, revealing a fascinating account of his engagement with important events of the period, including the Irish Rebellion of 1641, the English civil wars, the Cromwellian Conquest of Ireland, and the Restoration of 1660.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [239]-264) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012460141
ISBN9780199663965 (hbk.)
ISBN0199663963 (hbk.)

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