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1 online resource (279 pages) |
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Christianity and Society in the Modern World |
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Christianity and society in the modern world.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction: apprehending the divine: gender and the history of religion; Part I Religious changes 1500-1640; 1 The Reformation; 2 The social teachings of the Protestant church: women, marriage and the family; 3 Anglicans, Puritans and Catholics 1558-1640; Part II Women's religious beliefs and spirituality 1500-1720; 4 Piety and spirituality; 5 Dangerous beliefs: magic, prophecy and mysticism; Part III Women and radical religion in the English Revolution 1640-60 |
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6 Radical religion: separatists and sectaries 1558-16607 Separatist churches and sexual politics; 8 Sex and power in the early Quaker movement: the case of Martha Simmonds; Part IV Restoration to toleration 1660-1720; 9 Anglicans, Catholics and Nonconformists after the Restoration 1660-1720; 10 Conclusion; Glossary; Notes; Index |
| Summary |
Patricia Crawford explores how the study of gender can enhance our understanding of religious history, in this study of women and their apprehensions of God in early modern England. The book has three broad themes: the role of women in the religious upheaval in the period from the Reformation to the Restoration; the significance of religion to contemporary women, focusing on the range of practices and beliefs; and the role of gender in the period. The author argues that religion in the early modern period cannot be understood without a perception of the gendered nature of its beliefs, institut |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136097560 |
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1136097562 |
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