{"product_id":"invisible-worlds-death-religion-and-the-supernatural-in-england-1500-1700-paperback","title":"Invisible Worlds: Death, Religion And The Supernatural In England, 1500-1700 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Marshall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Ever wonder if there was light after Dark Ages?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- This history of the Church from the 15th to the 18th centuries is explored with insight and inquisition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Starting with the aftermath of the Reformation, this book is a must for knowing the Church's roots\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a historiographical and interpretative introduction, the book falls into two parts, both referencing the 'Invisible Worlds' of the title, and representing different angles of vision on aspects of early modern belief that today seem particularly strange and disturbing, even to believing Christians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first five chapters consider the intellectual and cultural consequences of the Reformation's assault on established beliefs about the afterlife, and the experience of souls there. They show how debates about the existence of purgatory, and related matters such as the nature of hell-fire, acted as unwitting agents of modernization, but also provided scope for ordinary people to practise a kind of vernacular theology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second part looks at deeply-held beliefs around angels, ghosts and fairies, and how these were re-appropriated and reimagined when cut from their traditional theological moorings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 17, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50369585938669,"sku":"9780281075225","price":37.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/6lmOM-tAn59780281075225.webp?v=1785433338","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/invisible-worlds-death-religion-and-the-supernatural-in-england-1500-1700-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}