Plagues of the Heart - Crisis and Covenanting in a Seventeenth-Century Scottish Town

Using a micro-historical approach, this book explores how the 'culture of covenanting' shaped lived experiences and communities in seventeenth-century Scotland and offers a more complete understanding of protestant identity in the early modern Atlantic world.

About the author

Michelle D. Brock is Professor of History at Washington and Lee University

Product details

• Authors: Michelle D Brock, Michelle D. Brock
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.10.2024
• EAN: 9781526160904
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-6090-4
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; European History, RELIGION / History, Scotland, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Scotland, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), History of Religion, British & Irish history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, C 1600 To C 1700