Infidels, Demons, Witches, and Quakers: The Affair of Colonel Bowen
The article examines the story of a Welsh officer named Henry Bowen, who developed skeptical and atheist views, in the 1691 book "The Certainty of the Worlds of Spirits" by Richard Baxter. It discusses the idea of the supernatural and how tales of ghosts and apparitions were used as weapon...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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[2017]
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Fides et historia
Year: 2017, Volume: 49, Issue: 2, Pages: 1-15 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBF British Isles KDE Anglican Church NBH Angelology; demonology |
| Further subjects: | B
Welsh horror tales
B Ghost stories B Apparitions B Certainty of the Worlds of Spirits, The (Book) B Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691 |
| Summary: | The article examines the story of a Welsh officer named Henry Bowen, who developed skeptical and atheist views, in the 1691 book "The Certainty of the Worlds of Spirits" by Richard Baxter. It discusses the idea of the supernatural and how tales of ghosts and apparitions were used as weapons in religious controversy. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Fides et historia
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