The Final Moment before Death in Early Modern England
This paper elucidates a popular attitude toward death in Early Modern England that seemingly was shared by Protestant and Catholic alike and which ran counter to any Christian theology of death: that the state of mind of a dying person at the final moment before death determined one's salvation...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc.
1989
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The sixteenth century journal
Year: 1989, Volume: 20, Issue: 2, Pages: 259-275 |
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| Summary: | This paper elucidates a popular attitude toward death in Early Modern England that seemingly was shared by Protestant and Catholic alike and which ran counter to any Christian theology of death: that the state of mind of a dying person at the final moment before death determined one's salvation or damnation. As a popular attitude in a religiously tormented age, belief in the "final moment" was optimistic and offered salvation to everyone. It was also an attitude of radical individualism because an individual could control, by mental concentration, his own death and salvation. |
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| ISSN: | 2326-0726 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The sixteenth century journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/2540662 |