Women, Dance and Parish Religion in England, 1300-1640 - Negotiating the Steps of Faith

A lively exploration of the medieval and early modern attitudes towards dance, as the perception of dancers changed from saints dancing after Christ to cows dancing after the devil.

List of contents

Introduction

1. Reforming and Redefining True Religion
2. Dance and Protecting Sacred Space
3. Dance and Disrupting Sacred Time
4. "Satan Danced in the Person of the Damsel"
5. "In Her Dance She Had No Regard Unto God"
6. Performing Dance, Sin, and Gender

Conclusions

Appendix
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Lynneth Miller Renberg

Product details

• Authors: Lynneth Miller Renberg
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.06.2025
• EAN: 9781837652839
• ISBN: 978-1-83765-283-9
• No. of pages: 268
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 381 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories