Society and Religion in Elizabethan England.

By: Greaves, Richard LMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 1981Copyright date: ©1981Description: 1 online resource (938 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780816662692Subject(s): Christian sociology -- Great Britain -- History -- 16th century -- Sources | Great Britain -- Church history -- 16th century | Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603 -- Sources | Great Britain -- Moral conditions -- SourcesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Society and Religion in Elizabethan EnglandDDC classification: 942.05/5 LOC classification: HN400.M6 -- G74 1981ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: Society and Religion -- Chapter 1: Social Pressures and Christian Leadership -- Chapter 2: The Social Behavior of the Clergy and the Anticlerical Reaction -- Part II: Marriage and Sex -- Chapter 3: The Marital Quest -- Chapter 4: The Marital Quest Consummated -- Chapter 5: Sexual Mores and Social Behavior -- Part III: The Family and Education -- Chapter 6: Married Life and Parenthood -- Chapter 7: The Household -- Chapter 8: The Role of Education -- Part IV: The Christian in Society -- Chapter 9: Work and Worship -- Chapter 10: Social Entertainment and Recreation -- Chapter 11: Food and Fasting -- Chapter 12: Social Conduct and Social Order -- Part V: The Christian and Social Problems -- Chapter 13: Wealth and Poverty -- Chapter 14: Economic Problems -- Chapter 15: Legal Problems -- Part VI: The Social Order and Death -- Chapter 16: Last Rites and Monuments -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliographic Essay -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
Summary: The Elizabethans viewed society chiefly in religious terms; they shared a fundamental belief in the preservation of the social order and in moderation. "Take away authority," said Edwin Sandys, bishop of London, "and the people will rush headlong into eve.
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Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: Society and Religion -- Chapter 1: Social Pressures and Christian Leadership -- Chapter 2: The Social Behavior of the Clergy and the Anticlerical Reaction -- Part II: Marriage and Sex -- Chapter 3: The Marital Quest -- Chapter 4: The Marital Quest Consummated -- Chapter 5: Sexual Mores and Social Behavior -- Part III: The Family and Education -- Chapter 6: Married Life and Parenthood -- Chapter 7: The Household -- Chapter 8: The Role of Education -- Part IV: The Christian in Society -- Chapter 9: Work and Worship -- Chapter 10: Social Entertainment and Recreation -- Chapter 11: Food and Fasting -- Chapter 12: Social Conduct and Social Order -- Part V: The Christian and Social Problems -- Chapter 13: Wealth and Poverty -- Chapter 14: Economic Problems -- Chapter 15: Legal Problems -- Part VI: The Social Order and Death -- Chapter 16: Last Rites and Monuments -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliographic Essay -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.

The Elizabethans viewed society chiefly in religious terms; they shared a fundamental belief in the preservation of the social order and in moderation. "Take away authority," said Edwin Sandys, bishop of London, "and the people will rush headlong into eve.

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