Women and Religion in England : 1500-1720

ISBN-13: 9780415016964 / Angielski / Twarda / 1993 / 268 str.

Patricia M. Crawford

Opis

Patricia Crawford argues that religion in the early modern period cannot be understood without a perception of the gendered nature of its beliefs, institutions and language. The book focuses on women and their apprehensions of God in early modern England. Contemporary religious ideology reinforced the assumption that women were inferior to men but, as Patricia Crawford shows, it was possible for some women to transcend these beliefs and profoundly influence history within a social structure which was not of their making. The book is organized around three broad themes: the role of women in the religious upheaval of the Reformation, civil wars and Commonwealth; the significance of religion to contemporary women, and the range of their practices and beliefs; and the role of gender in the period.

Recenzje

`... a book of great complexity and richness, at once both an effective general survey and a brilliant work of original scholarship on women and `radical religion' from 1640 to 1660. ... it is a treasure trove for teachers and scholars, and it deserves to be read widely.' - Eric Josef Carlson EHR

`Will certainly generate debate on the condition of women in the early modern period.' - History Today

`The implications of the author's argument are considerable.' - THES

Spis treści

1. Apprehending the Divine: Gender and the History of Religion Part 1. Religious Changes, 1500-1640 2. The Reformation 3. The Social Teachings of the Protestant Church: Women, Marriage and the Family 4. Anglicans, Puritans, and Catholics, 1558-1640 Part 2. Women's Religious Beliefs and Spirituality, 1500-1720 5. Piety and Spirituality 6. Dangerous Beliefs: Magic, Prophecy and Mysticism Part 3. Women and Radical Religion in the English Revolution, 1640-1660 7. Radical Religion: Separatists and Sectaries, 1558-1660 8. Separatist Churches and Sexual Politics 9. Sex and Power in the Early Quaker Movement: the Case of Martha Simmonds Part 4. Restorarion to Toleration, 1660-1720 10. Anglicans, Catholics and Nonconformists after the Restoration, 1660-1720 11. Conclusion

O autorze

Patricia Crawford