Martyrs and Martyrdom in England, C.1400-1700

Bys: Freeman, Thomas S., Mayer, Thomas, Ryrie, Alec, et al.

A fresh examination of the idea of martyrdom in the transition from the medieval to the modern periods.

Concepts of Christian martyrdom changed greatly in England from the late middle ages through the early modern era. The variety of paradigms of Christian martyrdom (with, for example, virginity or asceticism perceived as alternateforms of martyrdom) that existed in the late medieval period, came to be replaced during the English Reformation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843832909
• ISBN13: 9781843832904
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"