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  • Birth, Death, and Domestic Religion in Early Modern London

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    Collections series Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History
    Early modern London has long been recognised as a centre of religious diversity, yet the role of the home as the setting of religious practice for all faiths has been largely overlooked. In contrast, this study offers the first examination of domestic religion in London during a period of intense religious change, between the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 and the Gordon Riots of 1780. Emily Vine ... En savoir plus

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  • Religion and life cycles in early modern England

    Collections Livre 14 - Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Studies
    Religion and life cycles in early modern England assembles scholars working in the fields of history, English literature and art history to further our understanding of the intersection between religion and the life course in the period c. 1550–1800. Featuring chapters on Catholic, Protestant and Jewish communities, it encourages cross-confessional comparison between life stages and rites of ... En savoir plus

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  • The Ends of Life

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