The Church in an Age of Danger

A study of popular religion in early modern England, focusing on the diocese of Salisbury.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; 2. Clerical profiles; 3. Arenas for conflict; 4. The management of disputes; 5. Pastoral care; 6. Tithes and religious conflict; 7. The nonconformist threat; 8. Popular observance; 9. Matters of life and death; 10. Singing and religious revival; 11. Conclusion.

Zusammenfassung

This book looks at popular religion in early modern England, using detailed accounts of local conflicts to bring the religion of ordinary people to life. Unlike other studies, it examines not magical beliefs but orthodox religion, and shows how the gentry and people cooperated in regulating religion.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Donald A. Spaeth
• Mitarbeit: Anthony Fletcher (Herausgeber), John Guy (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 22.01.2016
• EAN: 9780521353137
• ISBN: 978-0-521-35313-7
• Seiten: 298
• Abmessung: 157 mm x 235 mm x 22 mm
• Gewicht: 637 g
• Serien: Cambridge Studies in Early Mod; Cambridge Studies in Early Mod
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte