The Blind Devotion of the People

Popular Religion and the English Reformation

AvRobert Whiting,Anthony Fletcher

Häftad, Engelska, 1991

Del i serien Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History

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Beskrivning

The religious revolution known as the 'Reformation' must rank among the most crucial and transforming events in English history. Yet its original reception by the English people remains largely obscure. Did they welcome the innovations - or did they resist? By what internal motivations were their responses determined? And by what external influences were their attitudes shaped? These are the key issues explored by Robert Whiting in this major investigation, based primarily on original research in the south-west. Dr Whiting's controversial conclusion is that for most of the population the Reformation was less a conversion from Catholicism to Protestantism than a transition from religious commitment to religious passivity or even indifference.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1991-10-17
Mått:153 x 230 x 23 mm
Vikt:510 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History
Antal sidor:316
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521424394

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'Not for a long time has such a wealth of evidence upon popular religion at the Reformation been collected, nor so meticulously organized … No one interested in the Reformation should miss this scholarly and significant book.' Susan Brigden, The Times Higher Education Supplement

Innehållsförteckning

List of illustrations; Preface; Notes; 1. Introduction; 2. Survey; Part I. Assessment: 3. Dependent activities: sacraments, ceremonies and intercessions; 4. Independent activities: prayers, images and cult objects; 5. Inclusive institutions: parish churches, chapels and guilds; 6. Exclusive institutions: papacy, religious orders and secular clergy; 7. Summation of Part I; Part II. Explanation: 8. Spiritual motivations: Lutheranism, Calvinism and other faiths; 9. Non-spiritual motivations: politics, economics and other forces; 10. Mediate influences: literature, drama and art; 11. Immediate influences: example, action and oral communication; 12. Summation of Part II; 13. Perspective; Appendices; Bibliography and abbreviations; Index.