Prodigies, Puritanism, and the Perils of Natural Philosophy: The Example of Cotton Mather

Prodigies, Puritanism, and the Perils of Natural Philosophy: The Example of Cotton Mather

A study of the relationship between Cotton Mather, his study of freaks of nature and the new science is used to reconstruct some of the pressures that helped transform the Puritanism of the 17th century.

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Veröffentlicht in:The William and Mary quarterly 1994-01, Vol.51 (1), p.92-105
1. Verfasser: Winship, Michael P.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aurora borealis
Cabbages
Comets
Enthusiasm
Fear
History
Mather, Cotton (1663-1728)
Natural philosophy
Newtonianism
Phenomena
Philosophy
Puritanism
Science
Skepticism
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Zusammenfassung:A study of the relationship between Cotton Mather, his study of freaks of nature and the new science is used to reconstruct some of the pressures that helped transform the Puritanism of the 17th century.
ISSN:0043-5597
1933-7698
DOI:10.2307/2947006