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The Church in an Age of Danger: Parsons and Parishioners, 1660-1740

By Donald A. Spaeth

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2001
ISBN
0521353130, 9780521353137
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1751321 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History
Edition
1
Pages
298\297
Time added
2016-11-06 02:00:21
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Description

This book looks at popular religion in early modern England, using detailed accounts of local conflicts to bring the religion of ordinary people to life. Unlike other studies, it examines not magical beliefs but orthodox religion. It counters the view that popular and elite culture in Europe and Britain became polarized by showing how the gentry and people cooperated in regulating religion. But while the clergy did not deserve their poor reputation, their defensiveness also prevented them from fulfilling popular religious needs.

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