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Victorian reformation : the fight over idolatry in the Church of England, 1840-1860 /
In early Victorian England, the cross was widely thought to be a deadly idol that led worshippers to the devil. Victorian Reformation is a study of the intense anxieties surrounding 'idolatry' which was, in a narrow sense, the worship of idols, but also devotion to anything that intervened...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2009.
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| Colección: | Religion, culture, and history series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In early Victorian England, the cross was widely thought to be a deadly idol that led worshippers to the devil. Victorian Reformation is a study of the intense anxieties surrounding 'idolatry' which was, in a narrow sense, the worship of idols, but also devotion to anything that intervened between the believer and God. In early Victorian England there was intense interest in understanding the early Church as an inspiration for contemporary sanctity. One aspect of this was a surge in archaeological inquiry and the construction of new churches using medieval models. A number of Anglicans began t. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 237 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-234) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199702831 0199702837 9780195378511 0195378512 1282053965 9781282053960 9786612053962 6612053968 |