| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 237 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Religion, culture, and history series |
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Religion, culture, and history series.
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| Contents |
List of Illustrations; 1. Introduction: Victorian Reformation; 2. Art and Sacrament; 3. Riots and Trials in London, 1840-60; 4. Satan Transformed: Comparative Religion; 5. Gothic Novelties; 6. Conclusion: The Convenient Despot; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
In early Victorian England, the cross was widely thought to be a deadly idol that led worshippers to the devil. Victorian Reformation is a study of the intense anxieties surrounding 'idolatry' which was, in a narrow sense, the worship of idols, but also devotion to anything that intervened between the believer and God. In early Victorian England there was intense interest in understanding the early Church as an inspiration for contemporary sanctity. One aspect of this was a surge in archaeological inquiry and the construction of new churches using medieval models. A number of Anglicans began t |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-234) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Ritualism -- History -- 19th century
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Anglo-Catholicism -- History -- 19th century
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Idols and images -- England -- Worship -- History of doctrines -- 19th century
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- Anglican.
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Anglo-Catholicism.
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Idols and images -- Worship -- History of doctrines.
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Ritualism.
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| SUBJECT |
England -- Church history -- 19th century.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85043270
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| Subject |
England.
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| Genre/Form |
Church history.
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History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199702831 |
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0199702837 |
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9780195378511 |
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0195378512 |
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1282053965 |
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9781282053960 |
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9786612053962 |
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6612053968 |
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