A Collection of Ranter Writings: Spiritual Liberty and Sexual Freedom in the English Revolution

by Nigel Smith

The Ranters - like the Levellers and the Diggers - were a group of religious libertarians who flourished during the English Civil War (1642-1651), a period of social and religious turmoil which saw, in the words of the historian Christopher Hill, 'the world turned upside down'. A Collection of Ranter Writings is the most notable attempt to anthologise the key Ranter writings, bringing together some of the most remarkable, visionary and unforgettable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745333605
• ISBN13: 9780745333601
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 9.4"