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The stripping of the altars : traditional religion in England, c.1400-c.1580 /

"This profoundly influential book re-examines events leading up to the Reformation and enriches our understanding of the period. It recreates lay people's experience of religion in the pre-Reformation church showing that late medieval Catholicism was neither decadent nor decayed, but was a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Duffy, Eamon (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2005]
Edición:2nd edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. I: The structures of traditional religion. A. Liturgy, learning and the laity. Seasons and signs: the liturgical year ; How the plowman learned his Paternoster. B. Encountering the holy. The mass ; Corporate Christians ; The saints. C. Prayers and spells. "Lewed and learned": the laity and the primers ; The devotions of the primers ; Charms, pardons and promises: lay piety and "superstition" in the primers. D. Now, and at the hour of our death. Last things ; The pains of Purgatory.
  • pt. II: The stripping of the altars, 1530-1580. The attack on traditional religion I: From the break with Rome to the Act of Six Articles ; The attack on traditional religion II: To the death of Henry VIII ; The attack on traditional religion III: The reign of Edward VI ; The impact of reform: Parishes ; The impact of reform: Wills ; Mary ; Elizabeth.