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Only recently have scholars begun to note Margaret Cavendish's references to "God," "spirits," and the "rational soul," and little has been published in this regard. This volume addresses that scarcity by taking up the theological threads woven into Cavendish's ideas about nature, matter, magic, governance, and social relations, with special attention given to Cavendish's literary and philosophical works. Reflecting the lively state of Cavendish studies, God and Nature in the Thought of Margaret Cavendish allows for disagreements among the contributing authors, whose readings of Cavendish sometimes vary in significant ways; and it encourages further exploration of the theological elements evident in her literary and philosophical works. Despite the diversity of thought developed here, several significant points of convergence establish a foundation for future work on Cavendish's vision of nature, philosophy, and God. The chapters collected here enhance our understanding of the intriguing-and sometimes brilliant-contributions Cavendish made to debates about God's place in the scientific cosmos. Only Recently Have Scholars Begun To Note Cavendish's References To 'god, ' 'spirits, ' And The 'rational Soul, ' And Little Has Been Published In This Regard. This Volume Addresses That Scarcity By Taking Up The Theological Threads Woven Into Cavendish's Ideas About Nature, Matter, Magic, Governance, And Social Relations, With Special Attention Given To Cavendish's Literary Oeuvre. The Essays Enhance Our Understanding Of Cavendish's Intriguing - And Sometimes Brilliant - Contributions To Debates About God's Place In The Scientific Cosmos. Introduction: The Duchess And The Divine. Claims To Orthodoxy: How Far Can We Trust Margaret Cavendish's Autobiography? / Hilda L. Smith -- The God Of Nature And The Nature Of God / Sara Mendelson -- Darkness, Death, And Precarious Life In Cavendish's Sociable Letters And Orations / Joanne H. Wright -- God And The Question Of Sense Perception In The Works Of Margaret Cavendish / Brandie R. Siegfried -- Paganism, Christianity, And The Faculty Of Fancy In The Writing Of Margaret Cavendish / James Fitzmaurice -- Fideism, Sin, And The Faithful Veneration Of Nature In Margaret Cavendish's Philosophical Letters / Lisa T. Sarasohn -- Brilliant Heterodoxy: The Plurality Of Worlds In Margaret Cavendish's Blazing World (1666) And Cyrano De Bergerac's Estats Et Empires De La Lune / Line Cottegnies -- A Double Perception In All Creatures: Margaret Cavendish's Philosophical Letters And Seventeenth-century Natural Philosophy / Stephen Clucas -- Natural Magic In The Convent Of Pleasure / John Shanahan -- Margaret Cavendish's Cabbala: The Empress And The Spirits In The Blazing World / Perrin Radley -- Margaret Cavendish And The Jews / Sara Mendelson -- Soulified: Cavendish, Rubens, And The Cabbalistic Tree Of Life / Brandie R. Siegfried. Edited By Brandie R. Siegfried And Lisa T. Sarasohn. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover 1 Contents 6 List of Figures 8 Note on Contributors 10 Acknowledgements 14 Abbreviations for Works by Margaret Cavendish 16 1 Introduction: The Duchess and the Divine 18 2 Claims to Orthodoxy: How Far Can We Trust Margaret Cavendish’s Autobiography? 32 3 The God of Nature and the Nature of God 44 4 Darkness, Death, and Precarious Life in Cavendish’s Sociable Letters and Orations 60 5 God and the Question of Sense Perception 76 6 Paganism, Christianity, and the Faculty of Fancy 94 7 Fideism, Negative Theology, and Christianity 110 8 Brilliant Heterodoxy: The Plurality of Worlds in Margaret Cavendish’s Blazing World (1666) and Cyrano de Bergerac’s Estats et Empires de la lune (1657) 124 9 “A double Perception in All Creatures” 138 10 Natural Magic in The Convent of Pleasure 158 11 Margaret Cavendish’s Cabbala: The Empress and the Spirits in The Blazing World 178 12 Margaret Cavendish and the Jews 188 13 “Soulified”: Cavendish, Rubens, and the Cabbalistic Tree of Life 202 Appendix A: Bibliographic Note: Cyrano’s Estats et Empires de la Lune and Cavendish’s Blazing World 226 Bibliography 234 Index 256