Religion and Society in Early Modern England

A thorough sourcebook and accessible student text covering the interplay between religion, politics, society and popular culture in the Tudor and Stuart periods. `An excellent and imaginative collection.' - Diarmaid MacCulloch

Zusatztext "An unusually imaginative collection of readings on the religious life of England from the Reformation to the Restoration." - Paul S. Seaver, Stanford University Zusammenfassung Provides students with an overview and source point for this important and complex period in history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Tradition and Change: The Old Religion and the New 2. The Established Church 3. Religious Culture and Religious Contest in Elizabethan England 4. The Jacobian Church 5. Ceremonialism and its Discontents 6. Religious Revolution

Autorentext
David Cressy, Lori Anne Ferrell

Klappentext

Religion and Society in Early Modern England is a thorough sourcebook covering interplay between religion, politics, society, and popular culture in the Tudor and Stuart periods. It covers the crucial topics of the Reformation through narratives, reports, literary works, orthodox and unorthodox religious writing, institutional church documents, and parliamentary proceedings. Helpful introductions put each of the sources in context and make this an accessible student text.

Inhalt

Introduction 1. Tradition and Change: The Old Religion and the New 2. The Established Church 3. Religious Culture and Religious Contest in Elizabethan England 4. The Jacobian Church 5. Ceremonialism and its Discontents 6. Religious Revolution