... claimed the speculation over the ranters in the 1650s was a scare tactic caused by the collapse of the old order after the English revolution. Finally Davis suggested the Marxist historians caused the shaping of the ranter myth in the 20th century. The points that he raised were somewhat controversial amongst historians, many historians even when as far as contesting Davis's work. Historians have tended to focus on some points, which include, the debating on weather ranters existed or not, were they a group or movement? did their ideas and actions form a "milieu"? And did they have a coherent ideology. Whereas the majority of historians have opted not to dispute the existence of the ranters, Davis is one who has. Davis in his studies claims that the ranters do not share a coherent or consistent ideology, therefore they do not exist. Davis claims that the sources, which suggest ranters, ...

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