'Puritan' was originally a term of contempt, and 'Puritanism' has
often been stereotyped by critics and admirers alike. As a distinctive
and particularly intense variety of early modern Reformed
Protestantism, it was a product of acute tensions within the
post-Reformation Church of England. But it was never monolithic or
purely oppositional, and its impact reverberated far beyond
seventeenth-century England and New England. This Companion broadens
our understanding of Puritanism, showing how students and scholars
might engage with it from new angles and uncover the surprising
diversity that fermented beneath its surface. The book explores issues
of gender, literature, politics and popular culture in addition to
addressing the Puritans' core concerns such as theology and devotional
praxis, and coverage extends to Irish, Welsh, Scottish and European
versions of Puritanism as well as to English and American practice. It
challenges readers to re-evaluate this crucial tradition within its
wider social, cultural, political and religious contexts.
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ISBN
9781139801355
Publisert
2013
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Cambridge University Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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