John Fransham, the Norwich Polytheist: An English Pagan In The Eighteenth Century
This article seeks to shed new light on an unresolved question in modern religious history: how did classical traditions of paganism come to be revived in modern times in the form of neo-paganism? It seeks to contribute to addressing this question by identifying a hitherto overlooked individual who...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Vérifier la disponibilité: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2020]
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The journal of religious history, literature and culture
Année: 2020, Volume: 6, Numéro: 1, Pages: 20-49 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Fransham, John 1730-1810
/ Libre-penseur
/ Paganisme
/ Histoire 1700-1800
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| Classifications IxTheo: | AB Philosophie de la religion AZ Nouveau mouvement religieux KBF Îles britanniques |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
ENLIGHTENMENT RELIGION
B New Religious Movements B Neopaganism B history of religions |
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| Résumé: | This article seeks to shed new light on an unresolved question in modern religious history: how did classical traditions of paganism come to be revived in modern times in the form of neo-paganism? It seeks to contribute to addressing this question by identifying a hitherto overlooked individual who embraced revived paganism as a religious philosophy before other, better known figures who have been discussed by previous scholars. The individual in question was the teacher and writer John Fransham (1730-1810). This article seeks to elucidate the main tenets of Fransham's religious outlook and to locate him within the intellectual context of his time, as both a product of and a rebel against the British Enlightenment. It also publishes his most explicitly pagan piece of writing for the first time. |
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| ISSN: | 2057-4525 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: The journal of religious history, literature and culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.16922/jrhlc.6.1.2 |
