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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Elmer, Peter.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greatrakes, Valentine, 1629-1683.

Greatrakes, Valentine.

Mental healing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (294 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 The Making of an Early Modern Miracle Healer: Valentine Greatrakes, 1629-1660; 3 Greatrakes, Ireland, and the Restoration, 1660-1665; 4 'An Exemplar of Candid and Sincere Christianity': Greatrakes' Mission to England, 1666; 5 Healing, Witchcraft, and the Body Politic in Restoration Britain; 6 Epilogue and Conclusions; Appendix 1 The family tree of Valentine Greatrakes; Appendix 2 A biographical index of those either cured by Greatrakes or who testified, witnessed or commented upon his cures

Appendix 3 Letters addressed to Valentine Greatrakes, 1666-1672Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on Nov. 13, 2012).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-164059-X

1-283-74035-4

OCLC:

922971492