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" Secretaries of God : "
Diane Watt.
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BL
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957363
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b711733
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| Main Entry
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Watt, Diane,1965-
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Secretaries of God : : women prophets in late medieval and early modern England /\ Diane Watt.
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Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ;Rochester, NY, USA :: D.S. Brewer,, 1997.
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1 online resource (198 pages) :: illustrations
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0585253900
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: 9780585253909
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0859915247
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-188) and index.
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| Contents
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Crossing the Great Divide: continuity and change in women's prophetic experience -- A prophet in her own country: Margery Kempe and the medieval tradition. The authority of prophetic experience. Prophecy in the Middle Ages. Kempe and the medieval women prophets. Conflict, controversy and prophetic identity -- Of the seed of Abraham: Elizabeth Barton, the 'Holy Maid of Kent'. Reassessing Barton's infamy. Illness and inspiration. Prophecy and politics. Silencing the lamb -- Serpents and doves: Anne Askew and Foxe's Godly women. The prophet and her publisher. John Bale as editor. Askew's imitation of Christ. The prophet as martyr. The legacy of the acts and monuments -- Alpha and omega: Eleanor Davies, Civil War prophet.
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Prophets-- England-- History.
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Women in Christianity-- England-- History.
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Prophets.
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RELIGION-- Christianity-- History.
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Women in Christianity.
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Profetessen.
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England, Church history, 1066-1485.
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England, Church history, 16th century.
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England, Church history, 17th century.
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England.
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| Dewey Classification
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274.2/05/082
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| LC Classification
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BR750.W38 1997eb
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15.70bcl
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