Protestant Bodies - Gesture in the English Reformation

"What did early modern English Protestant worshippers think that they were doing when they bowed, knelt, or made the sign of the cross? Protestant Bodies explores the history of the English Reformation through the gestures of public worship and reestablishes their central role in early modern England"--

About the author

Arnold Hunt is Lecturer in Early Modern Palaeography at Durham University. His research interests lie in the social, cultural, and religious history of Britain between 1500–1900. His previous book The Art of Hearing: English Preachers and their Audiences 1590–1640 (Cambridge, 2010) was awarded the Whitfield Prize by the Royal Historical Society.

Product details

• Authors: Arnold Hunt, Arnold (University of Durham) Hunt, Hunt Arnold
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2025
• EAN: 9781108841719
• ISBN: 978-1-108-84171-9
• No. of pages: 371
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; History of Ideas, British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, European history: Reformation, Protestantism and Protestant Churches