Victorian reformation : the fight over idolatry in the Church of England, 1840-1860 / Dominic Janes.

Victorian reformation : the fight over idolatry in the Church of England, 1840-1860 /

In early Victorian England, the cross was widely thought to be a deadly idol that led worshippers to the devil. Victorian Reformation is a study of the intense anxieties surrounding 'idolatry' which was, in a narrow sense, the worship of idols, but also devotion to anything that intervened...

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Main Author: Janes, Dominic
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Series:Religion, culture, and history series.
Subjects:
Ritualism > History > 19th century.
Anglo-Catholicism > History > 19th century.
Idols and images > England > Worship > History of doctrines > 19th century.
England > Church history > 19th century.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • List of Illustrations; 1. Introduction: Victorian Reformation; 2. Art and Sacrament; 3. Riots and Trials in London, 1840-60; 4. Satan Transformed: Comparative Religion; 5. Gothic Novelties; 6. Conclusion: The Convenient Despot; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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