The Ranters Ranting: Reflections on a Ranting Counter Culture
The Ranter counter culture was a phenomenon of Puritan England. It was a movement among lower-class people numbering several thousands—we do not know exactly how many—widely distributed in London and rural England. In describing this phenomenon as a movement, however, one must be cautious since this...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
[1971]
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Church history
Year: 1971, Volume: 40, Issue: 1, Pages: 91-107 |
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| Summary: | The Ranter counter culture was a phenomenon of Puritan England. It was a movement among lower-class people numbering several thousands—we do not know exactly how many—widely distributed in London and rural England. In describing this phenomenon as a movement, however, one must be cautious since this was not a movement towards a goal: it was a movement of repulsion away from English society as represented by the Puritans. It implied a rejection of the Puritan Establishment—its ethics, its values, and its goals. |
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| ISSN: | 0009-6407 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3163110 |