People and Piety: Protestant Devotional Identities in Early Modern England (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781526150127)

This international and interdisciplinary volume investigates Protestant devotional identities in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England. Divided into two sections, the book examines the 'sites' where these identities were forged - the academy, printing house, household, theatre and prison - and the 'types' of texts that expressed them - spiritual autobiographies, religious poetry and writings tied to the ars moriendi - providing a broad analysis of social, material and literary forms of devotion during England's Long Reformation. Through archival and cutting-edge research, a detailed picture of 'lived religion' emerges, which re-evaluates the pietistic acts and attitudes of well-known and recently discovered figures. To those studying and teaching religion and identity in early modern England, and anyone interested in the history of religious self-expression, these chapters offer a rich and rewarding read.

Author: Elizabeth Clarke
ISBN-10: 1526150123
ISBN-13: 9781526150127
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/18/2020
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.22lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.88d