Angels and Belief in England, 1480-1700

by Laura Sangha

Overview

This study looks at the way the Church utilized the belief in angels to enforce new and evolving doctrine.Angels were used by clergymen of all denominations to support their particular dogma. Sangha examines these various stances and applies the role of angel-belief further, to issues of wider cultural and political significance.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138664463
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/21/2016
Series:	Religious Cultures in the Early Modern World
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Laura Sangha

Table of Contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 The Medieval Angel, c. 1480–1530; Chapter 2 The Protestant Angel, c. 1530–80; Chapter 3 The Church of England Angel, c. 1580–1700; Chapter 4 The Confessionalized Angel, c. 1580–1700; Chapter 5 The Catholic Angel, c. 1550–1700; Chapter 6 The People’s Angel, c. 1550–1700; Chapter 7 The Empirical Angel, c. 1650–1700; conclusion Conclusion;