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Religion and Superstition in Reformation Europe Paperback - 2003

by Helen Parish (Editor); William G. Naphy (Editor)


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What, in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, was 'superstition'? Where might it be found, and how might it be countered? How was the term used, and how effective a weapon was it in the assault on traditional religion?. The ease with which accusations of 'superstition' slipped into the language of Reformation debate has ensured that one of the most fought over terms in the history of early modern popular culture, especially religious culture, is also one of the most difficult to define. Offers a novel approach to the issue, based upon national and regional studies, and examinations of attitudes to prophets, ghosts, saints and demonology, alongside an analysis of Catholic responses to the Reformation and the apparent presence of 'superstition' in the reformed churches. Challenges the assumptions that Catholic piety was innately superstitious, while Protestantism was rational, and suggests that the early modern concept of 'superstition' needs more careful treatment by
historians. Demands that the terminology and presuppositions of historical discourse on the Reformation be altered to remove lingering sectarian polemic.

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What, in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, was 'superstition'? Where might it be found, and how might it be countered? How was the term used, and how effective a weapon was it in the assault on traditional religion?. The ease with which accusations of 'superstition' slipped into the language of Reformation debate has ensured that one of the most fought over terms in the history of early modern popular culture, especially religious culture, is also one of the most difficult to define. Offers a novel approach to the issue, based upon national and regional studies, and examinations of attitudes to prophets, ghosts, saints and demonology, alongside an analysis of Catholic responses to the Reformation and the apparent presence of 'superstition' in the reformed churches. Challenges the assumptions that Catholic piety was innately superstitious, while Protestantism was rational, and suggests that the early modern concept of 'superstition' needs more careful treatment by historians. Demands that the terminology and presuppositions of historical discourse on the Reformation be altered to remove lingering sectarian polemic.

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  • Title Religion and Superstition in Reformation Europe
  • Author Helen Parish (Editor); William G. Naphy (Editor)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st Edition..
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Manchester University Press
  • Date 2003-01-02
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780719061585 / 071906158X
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.36 x 6.22 x 0.8 in (23.77 x 15.80 x 2.03 cm)
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
  • Library of Congress subjects Europe - Religious life and customs, Reformation
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002037882
  • Dewey Decimal Code 274.06

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Helen Parish is Lecturer in History at the University of Reading William G. Naphy is Senior Lecturer in History and Head of Department at the University of Aberdeen
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