Angels in the Early Modern World
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Belief in the importance of angels was as widespread and intense in the early modern era as it had been in the middle ages. This volume is the first to consider how ideas about the nature, existence and activities of angels negotiated the religious, intellectual and cultural upheavals of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The contributors explore the fate and fortunes of these heavenly protectors and messengers against the backdrop of the Renaissance and Reformation and in the context of scientific change. Ranging from the British Isles and continental Europe to New England and Latin America, they consider how angels were implicated in the processes of Protestant and Catholic renewal, their relationship with witchcraft and magic, and their representation in literature and art. Based on original research, the essays offer genuinely fresh insight into the moments and movements that defined the early modern world.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0521843324
ISBN13:9780521843324
Release Date:September 2006
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:342 Pages
Weight:1.84 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 7.1" x 9.8"
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