astonishing and magnificent piece of work.\”-Edward T. \”Revisionist history at its most imaginative and exciting. \”A mighty and momentous book: a book to be read and re-read, pondered and revered a subtle, profound book written with passion and eloquence, and with masterly control.\”-J. For this edition, Duffy has written a new introduction reflecting on recent developments in our understanding of the period.
This prize-winning account of the pre-Reformation church recreates lay people’s experience of religion, showing that late-medieval Catholicism was neither decadent nor decayed, but a strong and vigorous tradition. Title: Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, 1400-1580
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