Travesties and Transgressions in Tudor and Stuart England by David Cressy, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
Travesties and Transgressions in Tudor and Stuart England by David Cressy, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Travesties and Transgressions in Tudor and Stuart England by David Cressy, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

From David Cressy

Current price: $385.00
Loading Inventory...

Size: 2.6 x 23.4 x 760

Visit retailer's website
*Product information may vary - to confirm product availability, pricing, and additional information please contact Coles
In Travesties and Transgressions, David Cressy examines how the orderly, Protestant, and hierarchical society of post-Reformation England coped with the cultural challenges posed by beliefs and events outside the social norm. He uses a series of linked stories and close readings of local texts and narratives to investigate unorthodox happenings such as bestiality and monstrous births, seduction and abortion, excommunication and irregular burial, nakedness and cross-dressing. Each story, and the reaction it generated, exposes the strains and stresses of its local time and circumstances. The reigns of Elizabeth, James, and Charles I were witness to endless religious disputes, tussles for power within the aristocracy, and arguments galore about the behaviour and beliefs of common people. Questions raised by'unnatural' episodes were debated throughout society at local and national levels, and engaged the attention of the magistrates, the bishops, the crown, and the court. The resolution of such questions was not taken lightly in a world in which God and the devil still fought for people's souls. | Travesties and Transgressions in Tudor and Stuart England by David Cressy, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

More About Coles at Bramalea City Centre

Making Connections. Creating Experiences. We exist to add a little joy to our customers’ lives, each time they interact with us.

Powered by Adeptmind