Beliefs and the Dead in Reformation England by Peter Marshall (English) Hardcove

Description: Beliefs and the Dead in Reformation England by Peter Marshall Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description This is a study of one aspect of the Reformation in England: its impact on the status of the dead. It explores attitudes towards the dead in pre-Reformation religious culture, and traces the uncertain progress of the reformation of the dead attempted by Protestant authorities who sought to stamp out belief in purgatory and associated rituals. Publisher Description This is the first comprehensive study of one of the most important aspects of the Reformation in England: its impact on the status of the dead. Protestant reformers insisted vehemently that between heaven and hell there was no middle place of purgatory where the souls of the departed could be assisted by the prayers of those still living on earth. This was no remote theological proposition, but a revolutionary doctrine affecting the lives of all sixteenth-centuryEnglish people, and the ways in which their Church and society were organized. This book illuminates the (sometimes ambivalent) attitudes towards the dead to be discerned inpre-Reformation religious culture, and traces (up to about 1630) the uncertain progress of the reformation of the dead attempted by Protestant authorities, as they sought both to stamp out traditional rituals and to provide the replacements acceptable in an increasingly fragmented religious world. It also provides detailed surveys of Protestant perceptions of the afterlife, of the cultural meanings of the appearance of ghosts, and of the patterns of commemoration and memory which becamecharacteristic of post-Reformation England. Together these topics constitute an important case-study in the nature and tempo of the English Reformation as an agent of social and cultural transformation.The book speaks directly to the central concerns of current Reformation scholarship, addressing questions posed by revisionist historians about the vibrancy and resilience of traditional religious culture, and by post-revisionists about the penetration of reformed ideas. Dr Marshall demonstrates not only that the dead can be regarded as a significant marker of religious and cultural change, but that a persistent concern with their status did a great deal to fashion thedistinctive appearance of the English Reformation as a whole, and to create its peculiarities and contradictory impulses. Author Biography Peter Marshall is a Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Warwick. Details ISBN 0198207735 ISBN-13 9780198207733 Title Beliefs and the Dead in Reformation England Author Peter Marshall Format Hardcover Year 2002 Pages 356 Publisher Oxford University Press GE_Item_ID:6834302; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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