Cases of Conscience: Alternatives open to Recusants and Puritans under Elizabeth 1 and James 1 - Brossura

Rose, Elliot

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521081149 ISBN 13: 9780521081146

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Riassunto

Elliot Rose's aim in this book is to look at the religious troubles of the Elizabethan age from the point of view of those who were not anxious to be martyrs.

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Descrizione del libro

The history of religious dissent has usually been written from the point of view of the martyr for his faith. Elliot Rose's aim in this book is to look at the religious troubles of the Elizabethan age from the point of view of those who sympathized with ardent Catholics or Puritans but were not anxious to be martyrs.

Contenuti

Part I. The Papists: 1. The situation on paper; 2. The situation in practice: the chance of not getting caught; 3. Private arrangements; 4. Pressure: how it increased and where it hurt; 5. Legal means against the law; 6. Internal debate - 'casuistry'; 7. Solutions; Part II. - The Puritans: 8. The nature of the quarrel; 9. Half a loaf: Endnote - half a Banbury cake; 10. Legal devices; 11. Puritan casuistry and internal debate 12. Patrons and protectors.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521081149
• ISBN 13: 9780521081146
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 276
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile