Rev. James Fraser, 1634-1709: A New Perspective on the Scottish Highlands Before Culloden

ISBN-13: 9781399501279 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023

WORTHINGTON DAVID

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List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introducing the ‘Curious Cleric’: James Fraser and the Early Modern Scottish Highlands; Part One (1634-60) Acquiring Knowledge: Fraser’s Training as an Early Modern Scottish Highland Scholar; 1. The Student: The Curious Mind of James Fraser; 2. The Traveller: Fraser’s ‘Grand Tour’ in Early Modern Europe; 3. The Linguist: Fraser and a Multilingual Scottish Highlands; Part Two (1660-1709) Communicating Knowledge: Fraser’s Adult Life as an Early Modern Scottish Highland Scholar; 4. The Scientist: ‘Natural Philosophy’ in Fraser’s Scholarly Networks and Life-Writing; 5. The Minister: Fraser’s Influence on Kirkhill Parish and Community; 6. The Historian: Fraser’s Contribution to Early Modern Highland and Scottish History and Historiography; Conclusion: Memory, Biography and Scottish Highland History Before Culloden; Bibliography; Index.