medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Rob, two recent studies may interest you:
Eamon Duffy, _The Voices of Morebath: Reformation and Rebellion in an
English Village_ (Yale UP, 2001)
Stephen Greenblatt, _Hamlet in Purgatory_ (Princeton UP, 2001)
Both argue for change and continuity during the period in which you are
interested.
Of course, you'll also want to look at Christopher Haigh's work.
Tom
Thomas L. Long, PhD
Professor of English
Thomas Nelson Community College
Hampton, VA 23666 USA
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From: Rob Howe
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Subject: [M-R] Elizabethan Protestant "Traditions"
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
culture
Sorry this misses the "medieval" designation by a few years, but it
seems
close enough that someone may be able to help...
I recently came into discussion regarding Shakespeare's plays and their
relationship with their contemporary "Protestant" tradition (either pro
or
anti).
My difficulty is that I do not know whether such a "tradition" actually
existed in Shakespeare's time. In what ways - if any - did the beliefs
and
the practices of the national English Church (the "Church of England" in
the
modern sense was not yet properly formulated was it?) in Elizabeth's
reign
differ from those of the Catholic Church which had immediately preceeded
it?
English culture at that time mostly looked to (Catholic) Italy for
example
to follow. Most differences between the churches (which ae not all that
great anyway) apparrent today seem to stem from the Puritan movement,
Cromwellian reforms and the Civil War a little later in the century.
What actually happened in practice to distinguish the churches
beforehand?
Thanks,
Rob Howe.
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