Social Life of the Early Modern Protestant Clergy

This study uses English and Swedish sources to illustrate the importance of clerical marriage to the success of the Reformation, and examines the social standing of the clergy through their material wealth and financial networks.

Summary

This study uses English and Swedish sources to illustrate the importance of clerical marriage to the success of the Reformation, and examines the social standing of the clergy through their material wealth and financial networks.

Product details

• Authors: Jackie Tjerngren Eales, Jacqueline Tjerngren Eales
• Assisted by: Jackie Eales (Editor), Jacqueline Eales (Editor), Beverly Tjerngren (Editor)
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2021
• EAN: 9781786837141
• ISBN: 978-1-78683-714-1
• No. of pages: 160
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; LIFE, Modern, RELIGION / History, HISTORY / Social History, Social, Social & cultural history, Sweden, of, History of Religion, United Kingdom, Great Britain, protestant, Social and cultural history, early, Clergy