Scripture and power: four anecdotes from early seventeenth-century England

This article examines conceptions of the Bible in early seventeenth-century England by discussing four instances of antagonism toward the Bible. In 1601/2, a group of papists rent and scattered the Bible and the prayer book in their parish church. In 1602, Katherine Brettergh suffered from a crisis...

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Main Author: Shamir, Avner 1968- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2018
In: Journal of the bible and its reception
Year: 2018, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, Pages: 195-234
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B England / Bible / Puritans / History 1600-1700
IxTheo Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
HA Bible
KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance
KBF British Isles
Further subjects:B Puritans
B antagonism
B the seventeenth century
B Bible
B England
B material books
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