A Declaration of Egregious Popish Impostures
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A Declaration of Egregious Popish Impostures is a 1603 polemical work by Samuel Harsnett attacking Catholic exorcists and exposing alleged fraudulent demonic possessions in Elizabethan England.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-Catholic tract
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book ⓘ polemical work ⓘ |
| addresses |
credulity about miracles
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relationship between superstition and religion ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
discredit Catholic miracle claims
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expose fraudulent exorcisms ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Church of England
NERFINISHED
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English Protestantism ⓘ |
| author | Samuel Harsnett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorLaterOffice | Archbishop of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | Anglican clergyman ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Catholic Church
NERFINISHED
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Catholic exorcists ⓘ Jesuit priests NERFINISHED ⓘ claims of demonic possession ⓘ |
| documents |
alleged impostures by Catholic priests
ⓘ
cases of supposed demonic possession ⓘ |
| form | prose treatise ⓘ |
| genre |
anti-Catholic literature
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religious polemic ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later Protestant critiques of exorcism ⓘ |
| historicalContext | reign of Elizabeth I of England ⓘ |
| historicalGenre | early modern religious controversy literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy | English Reformation polemics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
example of Elizabethan anti-Catholic propaganda
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source for early modern demonology ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Catholic exorcism
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Elizabethan religious controversy ⓘ demonic possession ⓘ religious fraud ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| perspective | Protestant ⓘ |
| placeDescribed | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1603 ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
English Reformation
NERFINISHED
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Protestant–Catholic conflict ⓘ |
| religiousStanceOfAuthor | anti-Catholic ⓘ |
| settingOfEventsDescribed | late 16th-century England ⓘ |
| target | Catholic missionary activity in England ⓘ |
| targetAudience | English Protestant readers ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | Elizabethan era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone |
anti-Catholic
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polemical ⓘ |
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