Record Number: 12196
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Eve Cohan is taken to church by her Christian music master to hear the organ; a New Testament is 'secretly conveyed to her' and 'she took great delight in reading in it', being 'mightily affected' with the story of the passion of Christ. She is converted and moves to England, pursued by fanatical Jews who seek her blood.
Century:1600-1699
Date:Between 1 Jan 1600 and 1 Jan 1680
Country:Netherlands and England
Timen/a
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Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Unknown/NA
Occupation:n/a
Religion:Dutch Jewish, coverted to Christianity
Country of Origin:Netherlands
Country of Experience:Netherlands and England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Bible
Genre:Bible
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:12196
Source:Bishop Gilbert Burnet
Editor:n/a
Title:The conversion and persecutions of Eve Cohan
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1680
Vol:n/a
Page:2-3
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Bishop Gilbert Burnet, The conversion and persecutions of Eve Cohan, (London, 1680), p. 2-3, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=12196, accessed: 27 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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