Duffy Eamon - The Stripping Of The Altars Traditional Religion In England 1400 - 1580 - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: This prize - winning account of the pre - Reformation church recreates lay people's experience of religion showing that late - medieval Catholicism was neither decadent nor decayed but a strong and vigorous tradition. For this edition Duffy has written a new introduction reflecting on recent developments in our understanding of the period. A mighty and momentous book: a book to be read and re - read pondered and revered; a subtle profound book written with passion and eloquence and with masterly control. J. J. Scarisbrick The Tablet Revisionist history at its most imaginative and exciting . An astonishing and magnificent piece of work. Edward T. Oakes Commonweal A magnificent scholarly achievement a compelling read and not a page too long to defend a thesis which will provoke passionate debate. Patricia Morison Financial Times Deeply imaginative movingly written and splendidly illustrated. Maurice Keen New York Review of Books Winner of the Longman - History Today Book of the Year Award
Title: The Stripping Of The Altars Traditional Religion In England 1400 - 1580
Author(s): Duffy Eamon
Publisher: Yale University Press
Barcode: 9780300254419
Pages: 720 Pages, 143 B-W Illus.
Publication Date: 7/12/2022
Category: Christianity