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Monks, miracles, and magic : Reformation representations of the medieval church

Setting key case studies in a broad conceptual framework, this innovative new study of Reformation attitudes to medieval Christianity is key reading for all those with an interest in the construction of the Protestant church, and its medieval past.
Print Book, English, 2005
Routledge, London, 2005
viii, 224 s. : illustrations
9780415316880, 9780415316897, 041531688X, 0415316898
474607339
Acknowledgments. 1. Introduction 2. 'Broughte owte of deadly darkenes to lyvely lighte': Reconstructing the Medieval Past in Reformation England 3. 'Lying histories fayning false miracles': Monks, Miracles and Magic in the Medieval Past 4. 'Entique gargles of ydolatry': Saints, Images, and Hagiography in Reformation Polemic 5. 'Lying Histories Fayning False Miracles': Reformation Lives of St Thomas Becket and St Dunstan 6. 'Antichrist, and not the true successour of Peter': Popes, Miracles and Necromancy in Reformation Polemic Conclusion. Bibliography.