Mysticism in Bootle : Victorian supernaturalism as an historical problem

Heimann, Mary (2013) Mysticism in Bootle : Victorian supernaturalism as an historical problem. Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 64 (02). pp. 335-356. ISSN 0022-0469

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Abstract

This article presents the case of a Victorian schoolteacher who claimed mystical experiences, including ecstacy, the stigmata and mystical espousals. Rather than attempt retrospectively either to prove or disprove these claims, the author seeks to discover where contemporaries drew the line between the natural and supernatural. Reactions shown to the schoolteacher in the 1870s and 1880s by priests, teachers, religious and doctors suggest that clear-cut oppositions between the rationalist and the credulous were uncharacteristic of the time. The more common position was to find both atheism and internally consistent Christian theology inadequate and to prefer an idiosyncratic blend of the two.

  • Item type:Article
    ID code:35069
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    April 2013
    Published
    12 April 2013
    Published Online
    Keywords:Victorian history , Victorian schoolteacher, mystical experiences, supernaturalism, History, History, Religious studies
    Subjects:History General and Old World
    Department:Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > School of Humanities > History
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:28 Oct 2011 11:03
    Last modified:20 Jan 2021 19:45
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/35069
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