Book: The Church in an Age of Danger: Parsons and Parishioners, 1660-1740
Author: Donald A. Spaeth
Pages: 300
Format: PDF
Language: English
ISBN10: 0521023696
This book looks at popular religion in early modern England, using detailed accounts of local conflicts to bring the religion of ordinary people to life. Unlike other studies, it examines not magical beliefs but orthodox religion. It counters the view that popular and elite culture in Europe and Britain became polarized by showing how the gentry and people cooperated in regulating religion. But while the clergy did not deserve their poor reputation, their defensiveness also prevented them from fulfilling popular religious needs.
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