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Church courts and the people in seventeenth-century England : ecclesiastical justice in peril at Winchester, Worcester and Wells / / Andrew Thomson



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Autore: Thomson Andrew Visualizza persona
Titolo: Church courts and the people in seventeenth-century England : ecclesiastical justice in peril at Winchester, Worcester and Wells / / Andrew Thomson Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London : , : UCL Press, , 2022
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 251 pages)
Disciplina: 274.206
Soggetto topico: Church and state - England - History - 16th century
Soggetto geografico: England Church history 17th century
Nota di contenuto: List of abbreviations -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Map -- Introduction -- 1 Fundamentals: courts and officials -- 2 The nature of Church discipline -- 3 The extent of Church discipline -- 4 Explaining the decline 5 The case of Worcester -- 6 The failure of reform -- Appendices -- 1 Diocesan chancellors -- 2 The nature of Church discipline -- 3 The extent of Church discipline -- 4 Explaining the decline of the courts -- 5 The case of Worcester -- Bibliography -- Index.
Sommario/riassunto: Religion meant far more in early modern England than church on Sundays, a baptism, a funeral or a wedding ceremony. The Church was fully enmeshed in the everyday lives of the people; in particular, their morals and religious observance. The Church imposed comprehensive regulations on its flock, and it employed an army of informers and bureaucrats, headed by a diocesan chancellor, to enable its courts to enforce the rules. Church courts lay, thus, at the very intersection of Church and people. The courts of the seventeenth century - when 'a cyclonic shattering' produced a 'great overturning of everything in England' - have, surprisingly, had to wait until now for scrutiny. Church Courts and the People in Seventeenth-Century England offers a detailed survey of three dioceses across the whole of the century, examining key aspects such as attendance at court, completion of business and, crucially, the scale of guilt to test the performance of the courts. While the study will capture the interest of lawyers to clergymen, or from local historians to sociologists, its primary appeal will be to researchers in the field of Church history. For students and researchers of the seventeenth century, it provides a full account of court operations, measuring the extent of control, challenging orthodoxies about excommunication, penance and juries, contextualising ecclesiastical justice within major societal issues of the times and, ultimately, presents powerful evidence for a 'church in danger' by the end of the century
Altri titoli varianti: Church Courts and the People in Seventeenth-Century England
Titolo autorizzato: Church Courts and the People in Seventeenth-Century England  Visualizza cluster
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910592294003321
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