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Godly Reading

Print, Manuscript and Puritanism in England, 1580-1720

  • Hardback
  • 318 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 15 x 22.9 x 2.3 cm

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For scholars and enthusiasts of early modern history

Reveals the role of reading in Puritan culture

You will gain a deeper understanding of communal piety

Explore the rich history of Puritanism and reading in this groundbreaking study.

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This innovative study explores the history of Puritanism and the history of reading in the long seventeenth century. Drawing on a wide range of significant but understudied source materials, it seeks to advance our understanding of Puritan or 'godly' culture by examining the place of reading within that culture between c.1580 and 1720. In contrast to long-standing claims about the connections between advanced Protestantism and emergent individualism and interiority, the book demonstrates the importance of communal and public forms of reading in the practice of godly piety. Andrew Cambers employs a novel framework, based around the spaces and places of early modern reading, to offer a revised understanding of the nature of Puritanism and of the practice and representation of reading during the period. Moving beyond existing interpretations, Godly Reading opens up fresh discussions and debates about the nature of early modern reading and religion.
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  • Title

    Godly Reading

  • Author

    Andrew Cambers

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    March 2011

  • Weight

    636g

  • Page Count

    318

  • Dimensions

    15 x 22.9 x 2.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9780521764896

  • ISBN-10

    0521764890

  • Eden Code

    4024943

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