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The reformation of Hell? Protestant and Catholic infernalisms in England, c. 1560–1640
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Marshall, Peter, 1964 October 26-. (2010) The reformation of Hell? Protestant and Catholic infernalisms in England, c. 1560–1640. Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Vol.61 (No.2). pp. 279-298. ISSN 0022-0469
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022046908005964
Abstract
Despite a recent expansion of interest in the social history of death, there has been little scholarly examination of the impact of the Protestant Reformation on perceptions of and discourses about hell. Scholars who have addressed the issue tend to conclude that Protestant and Catholic hells differed little from each other in the Elizabethan and early Stuart periods. This article undertakes a comparative analysis of printed English-language sources, and finds significant disparities on questions such as the location of hell and the nature of hell-fire. It argues that such divergences were polemically driven, but none the less contributed to the so-called ‘decline of hell’.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BR Christianity D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > History |
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Hell -- Christianity, Protestantism -- England -- History -- 16th century, Protestantism -- England -- History -- 17th century, Catholic Church -- England -- History -- 16th century, Catholic Church -- England -- History -- 17th century, Reformation -- England, Christianity and culture -- England, England -- Social life and customs -- 16th century, England -- Social life and customs -- 17th century |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Ecclesiastical History |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| ISSN: | 0022-0469 |
| Date: | April 2010 |
| Volume: | Vol.61 |
| Number: | No.2 |
| Number of Pages: | 20 |
| Page Range: | pp. 279-298 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1017/S0022046908005964 |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
| URI: | http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/2331 |
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