{"product_id":"witchcraft-and-whigs-the-life-of-bishop-francis-hutchinson-16601739-9780719096785","title":"Witchcraft and Whigs The Life of Bishop Francis","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first detailed account of the life and work of Bishop Francis Hutchinson (1660-1739), author of one of the most important witchcraft texts of the early modern period, An historical essay concerning witchcraft (1718). This work has captivated readers for centuries and still a vital source for those investigating witchcraft trials of the period\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003ePART I – England\u003cbr\u003e1. Childhood and early career, 1660-c.1690\u003cbr\u003e2 . The national church in a Suffolk parish, St. James’, Bury St. Edmunds, 1692-1720\u003cbr\u003e3. ‘A well affected man’: Hutchinson and party politics, 1700-20\u003cbr\u003e4. Angels and demons: the mental world of an eighteenth-century Anglican pastor.\u003cbr\u003e5. Hutchinson and witchcraft: An historical essay concerning witchcraft (1718)\u003cbr\u003ePART II - Ireland\u003cbr\u003e6. The bishop of Down and Connor and the established Church and state in Ireland, 1721-39\u003cbr\u003e7. ‘Darkness must be expell’d by bringing in the light’: the conversion of Irish Catholics, c.1721-34\u003cbr\u003e8. ‘Improve everything that is improveable’: the social, economic, and cultural ‘improvement’ of Ireland and the Irish,   1721-39\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037353705815,"sku":"9780719096785","price":23.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/witchcraft-and-whigs-the-life-of-bishop-francis-hutchinson-16601739-9780719096785","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}