The Case of Thomas Gataker: Confronting Superstition in Seventeenth-Century England

This article argues that Thomas Gataker put the concept of superstition to innovative and analytic use in the aftermath of the Reformation. Gataker enjoyed a long career as a respected cleric within the London Puritan community and after 1642 was a prominent figure within the Presbyterian party. In...

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Main Author: Willen, Diane (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc. 2012
In: The sixteenth century journal
Year: 2012, Volume: 43, Issue: 3, Pages: 727-749
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