Melancholy, Spiritual Experience, and Dissent in England, c. 1650–1700
(2024)
Journal Article
Finn, F. (online). Melancholy, Spiritual Experience, and Dissent in England, c. 1650–1700. Historical Journal, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0018246x2400013x
The involvement of melancholy had the potential to undermine the authority of early modern individuals’ religious experiences, reframing their spiritual afflictions as the mere product of a distempered body. This article refines our understanding of... Read More about Melancholy, Spiritual Experience, and Dissent in England, c. 1650–1700.