The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, 1400-1580
This 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.\...
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This 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 Library Journal Duffy's 1992 chronicle of religions in 15th- and 16th-century England snagged the Longman-History of Today Book of the Year Award and kudos from reviewers. This heavily illustrated edition includes a lengthy new intro by Duffy, who also updates the text. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
Pt. IThe structures of traditional religion91Seasons and signs : the liturgical year112How the plowman learned his Paternoster533The Mass914Corporate Christians1315The saints1556"Lewed and learned" : the laity and the Primers2097The devotions of the Primers2338Charms, pardons and promises : lay piety and "superstition" in the Primers2669Last things30110The pains of purgatory338Pt. IIThe stripping of the altars, 1530-158037711The attack on traditional religion I : from the break with Rome to the Act of Six Articles37912The attack on traditional religion II : to the death of Henry VIII42413The attack on traditional religion III : the reign of Edward VI44814The impact of reform : parishes47815The impact of reform : wills50416Mary52417Elizabeth565
\ Library JournalDuffy's 1992 chronicle of religions in 15th- and 16th-century England snagged the Longman-History of Today Book of the Year Award and kudos from reviewers. This heavily illustrated edition includes a lengthy new intro by Duffy, who also updates the text. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.\ \
