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Freaks of Fanaticism, and Other Strange Events

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The volume collects essays and case studies tracing episodes of religious and political fanaticism and strange occurrences across Europe, ranging from passion-play excesses and mystic fervour to scandals, false accusations, murders, and sectarian uprisings. It blends biographical sketches, local histories, and investigative narratives to examine how unregulated mysticism, communal prejudice, and political passion produce social upheaval, wrongful persecution, and notoriety-seeking. The author foregrounds human motives and institutional responses, alternating anecdote with historical context to show both the nobler impulses of spiritual experience and the destructive consequences of fanaticism.

Transcriber's note:

Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note. Irregularities and inconsistencies in the text have been retained as printed.

Mismatched quotes are not fixed if it’s not sufficiently clear where the missing quote should be placed.

The cover for the eBook version of this book was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.

Page 60: "On Jaspis remarking to him in April, 1820, that there were circumstances"—The "2" in 1820 was unclear in the book but has been inserted by the transcriber.

Page 106: "ordering the umiiatcirdne Jews to be discharged"—The transcriber has inserted "incarcerated" for "umiiatcirdne".

Page 221: "No envoys from the capital attended the reunion of the chambers at Wollbeck on the 20th December.—The word "of" is unclear.

Page 262: The transcriber has supplied an anchor for footnote 147. "Kerssenbroeck, p. 405 et seq. Montfort., "Tumult. Anabap.," p. 15 et seq.; Bullinger, lib. ii. c. 8."