Angels and Belief in England, 1480-1700

Informationen zum Autor Laura Sangha Klappentext This study looks at the way the Church utilized the belief in angels to enforce new and evolving doctrine.Angels were used by clergymen of all denominations to support their particular dogma. Sangha examines these various stances and applies the role of angel-belief further, to issues of wider cultural and political significance. Zusammenfassung This study looks at the way the Church utilized the belief in angels to enforce new and evolving doctrine.Angels were used by clergymen of all denominations to support their particular dogma. Sangha examines these various stances and applies the role of angel-belief further! to issues of wider cultural and political significance. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Chapter 1 The Medieval Angel, c. 1480–1530; Chapter 2 The Protestant Angel, c. 1530–80; Chapter 3 The Church of England Angel, c. 1580–1700; Chapter 4 The Confessionalized Angel, c. 1580–1700; Chapter 5 The Catholic Angel, c. 1550–1700; Chapter 6 The People’s Angel, c. 1550–1700; Chapter 7 The Empirical Angel, c. 1650–1700; conclusion Conclusion;

Product details

• Authors: Laura Sangha, Sangha Laura
• Publisher: ASHGATE PUB CO
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2012
• EAN: 9781848931459
• ISBN: 978-1-84893-145-9
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Religious Cultures in the Earl; Religious Cultures in the Early Modern World; Religious Cultures in the Early Modern World
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; History, European History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Social History, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social and cultural history, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599