Event overview
In the early modern period, the term ‘enthusiasm’ was a smear word used to discredit religious dissenters as dangerous fanatics. In England, the term gained prominence from the Civil War period and throughout the eighteenth century. Anglican ministers and the proponents of the Enlightenment used it more widely against anyone claiming superior knowledge. Yet our knowledge of enthusiasm derives primarily from hostile Augustan and Enlightenment literature. This paper will take to the opposite approach by focussing on a few case studies to try and understand who these enthusiasts really were and why they were perceived as a threat to society.
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
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| 28 Oct 2015 | 5:30pm - 7:00pm |
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