The Buchanites: from First to Last. This item is unavailable.The Buchanites: from First to Last

The Buchanites: From First To Last by Joseph Train. The Buchanites: From First To Last is a historical narrative that chronicles Luckie Buchan and the Buchanite movement in late 18th-century Scotland. Joseph Train compiles sources from letters, diaries, and parish records to trace the origins of Luckie Buchan, her follower Hugh White, and the emergence of the Buchanite society in Irvine, Muthill, and later Nithsdale and Galloway. The work describes their beliefs, communal living, rapid persecution, the Great Fast of Forty Days, the destruction of world’s orders, and the eventual dispersal to America. It includes extracts from Mrs Buchan's letters and Andrew Innes’s memoirs, and presents a critical assessment of the movement, noting the blasphemous pretensions, the mob violence, and the societal consequences. Through rigorous documentation, Train situates the Buchanites within broader Scottish religious dissent and the era's zealotry, examining consequences for individuals, families, and communities and offering a cautionary account of religious enthusiasm unchecked by reason.