Moral Panics, the Press and the Law in Early Modern England Book

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1 Introduction: Law and Order, Moral Panics, and Early Modern England David Lemmings Lemmings, David 1

2 The Concept of the Moral Panic: An Historico-Sociological Positioning David Rowe Rowe, David 22

3 'This Newe Army of Satan': The Jesuit Mission and the Formation of Public Opinion in Elizabethan England Alexandra Walsham Walsham, Alexandra 41

4 Cross-dressing and Pamphleteering in Early Seventeenth-Century London Anna Bayman Bayman, Anna 63

5 Fear made Flesh: The English Witch-Panic of 1645-7 Malcolm Gaskill Gaskill, Malcolm 78

6 'A sainct in shewe, a Devill in deede': Moral Panics and Anti-Puritanism in Seventeenth-Century England Tim Harris Harris, Tim 97

7 'Remember Justice Godfrey': The Popish Plot and the Construction of Panic in Seventeenth-Century Media Claire Walker Walker, Claire 117

8 The Dark Side of Enlightenment: The London journal, Moral Panics, and the Law in the Eighteenth Century David Lemmings Lemmings, David 139

9 Forgers and Forgery: Severity and Social Identity in Eighteenth-Century England Randall McGowen McGowen, Randall 157

10 'How frail are Lovers vows, and Dial's oaths': Gaming, Governing and Moral Panic in Britain, 1781-1782 Donna T. Andrew Andrew, Donna T. 176

11 A Moral Panic in Eighteenth-Century London? The 'Monster' and the Press Cindy McCreery McCreery, Cindy 195

12 The British Jacobins: Folk devils in the Age of Counter-Revolution? Michael T. Davis Davis, Michael T. 221

13 Conclusion: Moral Panics, Law and the Transformation of the Public Sphere in Early Modern England David Lemmings Lemmings, David 245

Index 267