People and Piety: Protestant Devotional Identities in Early Modern England

This international and interdisciplinary volume investigates Protestant devotional identities in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England. Divided into two sections, the book examines the 'sites' where these identities were forged - the academy, printing house, household, theatre and prison - and the 'types' of texts that expressed them - spiritual autobiographies, religious poetry and writings tied to the ars moriendi - providing a broad analysis of social, material and literary forms of devotion during England's Long Reformation. Through archival and cutting-edge research, a detailed picture of 'lived religion' emerges, which re-evaluates the pietistic acts and attitudes of well-known and recently discovered figures. To those studying and teaching religion and identity in early modern England, and anyone interested in the history of religious self-expression, these chapters offer a rich and rewarding read.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526150123
• ISBN13: 9781526150127
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"