The Holy Household by Lyndal Roper

The Holy Household by Lyndal Roper

This is a fascinating study of the impact of the Reformation idea of `civic righteousness' on the position of women in Augsburg. Lyndal Roper argues that its development, both as a religious credo and as a social movement, must be understood in terms of gender. Until now the effects of the Reformation on women have been regarded as largely beneficial: this book argues that such a view of the Reformation's legacy is a profound misreading, and that the status of women was, in fact, worsened. The Holy Household is the first scholarly account of how the Reformation affected half of society. It greatly advances our understanding of the Reformation, of feminist history, and of the place of women in European society.

This is clearly one of the most significant works of recent years on the urban Reformation and women in the sixteenth century and it is set to have a lasting impact on the study of the period* History Today *
a challenging and interesting analysis of the impact of the Reformation on marriage, morals and the role of women * Sheila Anderson, Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure *

LYNDAL ROPER holds the prestigious chair of Regius Professor of History at Oxford: she is one of the most respected historians at work in Britain today. An expert on early modern Germany, her previous books include a study of witchcraft, Witch Craze: Terror and Fantasy in Baroque Germany.

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ISBN 13	9780198202806
ISBN 10	0198202806
Title	The Holy Household
Author	Lyndal Roper
Series	Oxford Studies In Social History
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	1991-09-19
Number of pages	306
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