Birth, Death, and Domestic Religion in Early Modern London

"Early modern London has long been recognised as a centre of religious diversity but this study is the first to examine domestic religion in the capital during a period of intense religious change. Emily Vine foregrounds the experiences of minority communities, Christian and Jewish, to explore the role of the home as a setting of religious practice"--

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Domestic religion in seventeenth- and eighteenth- century London; 2. Childbirth, religious practice, and domestic space; 3. Religious practices following childbirth; 4. Daily domestic devotion and preparation for death; 5. Dying and deathbed practices; 6. Domestic religion in the days after death; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Emily Vine is a social and religious historian based at the University of Exeter. She has previously contributed articles to journals including The Historical Journal and Huntington Library Quarterly, and was awarded the Curriers' Company London Journal Prize in 2017.

Product details

• Authors: Emily Vine, Emily (University of Exeter) Vine
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2025
• EAN: 9781009457231
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0945723-1
• No. of pages: 276
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; London, Greater London, Places & peoples: general & pictorial works, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, Judaism, Christian Churches & denominations, Christian Churches, denominations, groups, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, C 1600 To C 1700, C 1700 To C 1800, Judaism: branches and groups, Aspects Of Religion (Non-Christian), Religious sites / Holy or sacred places