People and piety: Protestant devotional identities in early modern England

People and piety: Protestant devotional identities in early modern England
ISBN-10
1526150115
ISBN-13
9781526150110
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
320
Language
English
Published
2020-09-29
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Authors
Elizabeth Clarke, Robert W. Daniel

Description

This international and interdisciplinary volume investigates Protestant devotional identities in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England. Divided into two sections, the book examines the ‘sites’ where these identities were forged – the academy, printing house, household, theatre and prison – and the ‘types’ of texts that expressed them – spiritual autobiographies, religious poetry and writings tied to the ars moriendi – providing a broad analysis of social, material and literary forms of devotion during England’s Long Reformation. Through archival and cutting-edge research, a detailed picture of ‘lived religion’ emerges, which re-evaluates the pietistic acts and attitudes of well-known and recently discovered figures. To those studying and teaching religion and identity in early modern England, and anyone interested in the history of religious self-expression, these chapters offer a rich and rewarding read.

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