The Language of Historical Religious Controversies: The Case of George Keith and the Quaker Movement in England
This paper tests a proto-model of historical religious polemic discourse through a case study of a 1690s dispute between the schismatic former Quaker George Keith and Thomas Ellwood, a prominent Quaker representing the Quaker movement in England at that time. Thomas Gloning, Gerd Fritz, and others,...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2018
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Journal of religion in Europe
Year: 2018, Volume: 11, Issue: 1, Pages: 46-72 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Quakers
/ Keith, George 1639-1716
/ Controversy
/ Ellwood, Thomas 1639-1713
/ Language
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance KBF British Isles KDH Christian sects |
| Further subjects: | B
religious controversy
functions
discourse
George Keith
Quaker
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| Summary: | This paper tests a proto-model of historical religious polemic discourse through a case study of a 1690s dispute between the schismatic former Quaker George Keith and Thomas Ellwood, a prominent Quaker representing the Quaker movement in England at that time. Thomas Gloning, Gerd Fritz, and others, suggest certain rhetorical strategies underlie functional and evaluative argumentation language typically employed. Findings contrast discourse elements common to the Keithian texts that do match some traditional characteristics, despite a superficial impression indicating otherwise, but show too where the model fails. An additional approach, not part of the traditional model, touches on linguistic politeness theory. |
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| ISSN: | 1874-8929 |
| Contains: | In: Journal of religion in Europe
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18748929-01101003 |