This book traces the history of the outlawed mystical fellowship, the 'Family of Love', in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England. The Familists, devoted followers of a Messianic Dutch mystic named 'H. N.', were passionately denounced by many literate contemporaries, and an association with extremism, subversion and hypocrisy has endured. The author tracks the English Familists into their houses, fields and places of work. Although members of the Family were few in number and highly secretive, identification has proved possible in contexts ranging from the court of Elizabeth I to rural...
This book traces the history of the outlawed mystical fellowship, the 'Family of Love', in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England. The Familists, ...
In this study of English religious life during the century of the Reformation, the author explores the involvement of ordinary people within, alongside and beyond the Church, covering topics such as liturgical practice, Church office, relations with the clergy, festivity, religious fellowships, cheap print, magical religion and dissent.
In this study of English religious life during the century of the Reformation, the author explores the involvement of ordinary people within, alongsid...
This book is a lively and accessible study of English religious life during the century of the Reformation. It draws together a wide range of recent research and makes extensive use of colourful contemporary evidence. The author explores the involvement of ordinary people within, alongside and beyond the church, covering topics such as liturgical practice, church office, relations with the clergy, festivity, religious fellowships, cheap print, 'magical' religion and dissent. The result is a distinctive interpretation of the Reformation as it was experienced by English people, and the...
This book is a lively and accessible study of English religious life during the century of the Reformation. It draws together a wide range of recent r...
