The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, 1400-1580
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The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, 1400-1580
This prize-winning account of the pre-Reformation church recreates lay people€s experience of religion in fifteenth-century England. Eamon Duffy shows that late medieval Catholicism was neither decadent nor decayed, but was a strong and vigorous tradition, and that the Reformation represented a violent rupture from a popular and theologically respectable religious system. For this edition, Duffy has written a new Preface reflecting on recent developments in our understanding of the period. From reviews of the first edition: €œA magnificent scholarly achievement [and] a compelling read.€ÂۥPatricia Morrison, Financial Times €œDeeply imaginative, movingly written, and splendidly illustrated. . . . Duffy€s analysis . . . carries conviction.€ÂۥMaurice Keen, New York Review of Books €œThis book will afford enjoyment and enlightenment to layman and specialist alike.€ÂۥPeter Heath, Times Literary Supplement €œ[An] astonishing and magnificent piece of work.€ÂۥEdward T. Oakes, Commonweal