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Religion and Superstition in Reformation Europe

by Helen Parish

  • Paperback
  • 252 pages
  • Publisher: Manchester University Press
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.4 cm

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What, in the 16th and 17th centuries, was "superstition"? Where might it be found and how might it be countered? How was the term used and how effective a weapon was it in the assault on traditional religion? The ease with which accusations of "superstition" slipped into the language of Reformation debate has ensured that one of the most fought-over terms in the history of early modern popular culture, especially religious culture, is also one of the most difficult to define. This text offers a novel approach to the issue, based upon national and regional studies, and examinations of attitudes to prophets, ghosts, saints and demonology, alongside an analysis of Catholic responses to the Reformation and the apparent presence of "superstition" in the reformed churches. It challenges the assumptions that Catholic piety was innately superstitious, while Protestantism was rational, and suggests that the early modern concept of "superstition" needs more careful treatment by historians. The book also demands that the terminology and presuppositions of historical discourse on the Reformation be altered to remove lingering sectarian polemic.
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Clerical Celibacy in the West: C.1100-1700Religion and Superstition in Reformation Europe

  • Author

    Helen Parish

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Manchester University Press

  • Published

    January 2003

  • Weight

    359g

  • Page Count

    252

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 1.4 cm

  • ISBN

    9780719061585

  • ISBN-10

    071906158X

  • Eden Code

    1154998

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