The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, C.1400-c.1580
This prize-winning account of the pre-Reformation church recreates lay people's experience of religion in fifteenth-century England. Eamon Duffy shows that late medieval Catholicism was neither decadent nor decayed, but was a strong and vigorous tradition, and that the Reformation represented a violent rupture from a popular and theologically respectable religious system. For this edition, Duffy has written a new Preface reflecting on recent developments in our understanding of the period.
From reviews of the first edition: "A magnificent scholarly achievement [and] a compelling read."--Patricia Morrison, Financial Times "Deeply imaginative, movingly written, and splendidly illustrated. . . . Duffy's analysis . . . carries conviction."--Maurice Keen, New York Review of Books "This book will afford enjoyment and enlightenment to layman and specialist alike."--Peter Heath, Times Literary Supplement "[An] astonishing and magnificent piece of work."--Edward T. Oakes, Commonweal |
Contents
THE STRUCTURES
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9 |
3
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91 |
102
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127 |
ངའཎྜཎྜ
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133 |
The Saints
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155 |
95
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182 |
107
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193 |
6
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209 |
The Pains of Purgatory
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338 |
THE STRIPPING OF
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377 |
The Attack on Traditional Religion
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424 |
Parishes
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478 |
Wills
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504 |
Mary
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524 |
Elizabeth
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565 |
Abbreviations
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594 |
The Devotions of the Primers
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233 |
8
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266 |
Last Things
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301 |
Photographic Acknowledgements
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626 |
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The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, 1400-1580 Eamon Duffy Limited preview - 2022 |
The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, 1400–1580 ... Eamon Duffy Limited preview - 2005 |
The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, 1400-1580 Eamon Duffy No preview available - 2022 |
Common terms and phrases
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