02952oam 2200577I 450 991015500210332120230808200627.01-351-88198-11-315-23708-310.4324/9781315237084 (CKB)3710000000965234(MiAaPQ)EBC4758928(OCoLC)973026822(BIP)63377479(BIP)1919330(EXLCZ)99371000000096523420180706e20161996 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe shaping of a community the rise and reformation of the English parish, c.1400-1560 /Beat A. KuminLondon ;New York :Routledge,2016.1 online resource (377 pages) illustrations, mapsSt. Andrews studies in Reformation historyFirst published 1996 by Ashgate Publishing.1-85928-164-8 1-351-88199-X Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Introduction -- 2. The community of the parish -- 3. Communal resources and responsibilities -- 4. Parochial substructure -- 5. The social context -- 6. Mid-sixteenth-century change.This book offers a new perspective to the current debate about popular religious attitudes in Tudor England, laying particular emphasis on the social and secular dimensions of parish life. The argument focuses on the role of the laity and especially on the office of churchwarden. It assesses the rising levels of parish income, the importance of the social context for fund-raising strategies, and the growing expenditure on priests, voluntary activities and administrative duties. The final part discusses the Reformation-related reduction in religious options and the intensifying trend towards oligarchical parish regimes and official local government responsibilities. Wherever possible, the English situation is put into sharper focus by comparisons with local ecclesiastical life on the Continent and appendices provide a detailed financial analysis for a large number of parishes.St. Andrews studies in Reformation history.Community lifeEnglandHistoryParishesEnglandHistoryGreat BritainHistoryLancaster and York, 1399-1485Great BritainPolitics and government1399-1485Great BritainPolitics and government1485-1603Great BritainHistoryTudors, 1485-1603EnglandHistory, LocalCommunity lifeHistory.ParishesHistory.942.05Kumin Beat A.939614MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910155002103321The shaping of a community2118243UNINA