The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, 1400–1580, Second EditionThis 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
9 | |
3 | 91 |
4 | 127 |
The Saints | 155 |
6 | 209 |
The Devotions of the Primers | 233 |
8 | 266 |
Last Things | 301 |
THE STRIPPING OF | 377 |
The Reign of Edward VI | 448 |
Parishes | 478 |
Wills | 504 |
Mary | 524 |
Elizabeth | 565 |
Abbreviations | 594 |
Photographic Acknowledgements | 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 - 2022 |
The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, C.1400-c.1580 Eamon Duffy Limited preview - 2005 |
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