The blind devotion of the people: popular religion and the English Reformation

The religious revolution known as the 'Reformation' must rank among the most crucial and transforming events in English history. Yet its original reception by the English people remains largely obscure. Did they welcome the innovations - or did they resist? By what internal motivations wer...

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Main Author: Whiting, Robert (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1989.
In:Year: 1989
Reviews:[Rezension von: Whiting, Robert, The Blind Devotion of the People: Popular Religion and the English Reformation] (1991) (Stafford, William S.)
The Blind Devotion of the People. Popular religion and the English Reformation. By Robert Whiting. (Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History.) Pp. xii + 302 incl. ills, maps and graphs. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989. £30. 0 521 35606 7 (1991) (Heath, Peter)
[Rezension von: Whiting, Robert, The Blind Devotion of the People: Popular Religion and the English Reformation] (1991) (Nichols, Ann Eljenholm)
Series/Journal:Cambridge studies in early modern British history
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B England / Reformation
B England / Religion / History 1500-1600
B England / Church history studies 1520-1570
Further subjects:B Church of England Diocese of Exeter
B Devon (England) Religious life and customs
B Reformation England Cornwall (County)
B Anglican Communion ; England ; Cornwall (County) ; History ; 16th century
B Reformation ; England ; Cornwall (County)
B Cornwall (England : County) Church history
B Devon (England) ; Church history
B Reformation (England) (Cornwall (County))
B Anglican Communion England Geology, Stratigraphic History, 16th century
B England. Christian church. Reformation
B Anglican Communion (England) (Geology, Stratigraphic) History 16th century
B Devon (England) ; Religious life and customs
B Reformation (England) (Geology, Stratigraphic)
B Reformation ; England ; Devon
B Cornwall (England : County) Religious life and customs
B Church of England Diocese of Exeter History 16th century
B Church of England ; Diocese of Exeter ; History ; 16th century
B Anglican Communion (England) (Cornwall (County)) History 16th century
B Cornwall (England : County) ; Religious life and customs
B Cornwall (England : County) ; Church history
B Reformation++England
B Devon (England) Church history
B Anglican Communion ; England ; Devon ; History ; 16th century
B Anglican Communion England Cornwall (County) History, 16th century
B Reformation England Geology, Stratigraphic
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Erscheint auch als: 9780521356060
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Summary:The religious revolution known as the 'Reformation' must rank among the most crucial and transforming events in English history. Yet its original reception by the English people remains largely obscure. Did they welcome the innovations - or did they resist? By what internal motivations were their responses determined? And by what external influences were their attitudes shaped? These are the key issues explored by Robert Whiting in this major investigation, based primarily on original research in the south-west. Dr Whiting's controversial conclusion is that for most of the population the Reformation was less a conversion from Catholicism to Protestantism than a transition from religious commitment to religious passivity or even indifference.
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ISBN:051152286X
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511522864