She was an undergraduate and masters student at the university of melbourne and was then awarded a commonwealth scholarship to trinity college, cambridge, where she wrote her phd under the supervision of professor patrick collinson. Walsham has produced a massive and magisterial volume that explains, in her own words, how religious assumptions influenced contemporary perceptions of the physical environment, and how in turn that environment shaped the profound theological, liturgical, and cultural transformations that marked the era between c. Alexandra walsham search for other works by this author on. Providence in early modern england by alexandra walsham 19990902 jan 1, 1855. Type article authors alexandra walsham date 2008 volume 51 issue 02 doi 10. Alexandra walsham, providence in early modern england oxford, 1999. It explores how the profound theological and liturgical transformations that marked the era between 1500 and 1750 both shaped, and were in turn. The reformation of the landscape paperback alexandra. Alexandra marie walsham cbe frhists fba faha born 4 january 1966 is an englishaustralian academic historian. The reformation was a seismic event in history, whose consequences are still working themselves out in europe and across the world. She studied history with english at the university of melbourne, graduating with a bachelor of arts ba degree and a master of arts ma degree.
The essays in this splendid collection make a persuasive case for the importance of angelology in early modern history. The reformation of the landscape by alexandra walsham. However, dr walsham argues that it was a cluster of. With brian cummings, she codirected the ahrc project remembering the reformation between. Alexandra walsham tudor and stuart ireland conference. Alexandra walsham, recording superstition in early modern britain. Anthony fletcher, times literary supplement the interweaving of religious and local history in this book produces a most stimulating effect. Project muse reply to euan cameron, carlos eire, bruce.
The reformation and the disenchantment of the world reassessed volume 51 issue 2 alexandra walsham. The protests against the marketing of indulgences staged by the german monk martin luther in 1517 belonged to a longstanding pattern of calls for internal reform and renewal in the christian church. Walsham argues that it was a cluster of assumptions that penetrated every sector of english society, cutting across the. The essays in this splendid collection make a persuasive case for. Explore books by alexandra walsham with our selection at. Alexandra walsham s books include the reformation of the landscape, published by oxford. Defined in contradistinction to the culture of books and learning, the natural habitat of superstition, such writers argued, was the realm of speech. Produced by real smart media in association with historyhub.
Archives and information in the early modern world kate. As alexandra walsham puts it, the notion that the religious revolution launched by luther, calvin, and other reformers played a critical role in. She and her family emigrated to australia when she was young. Alexandra walsham s book reveals the ways in which the whole countryside had to be purged of the traces of false devotion, for a thousand years of christianity had turned britain into a holy isle. The reformation and the disenchantment of the world reassessed add to my bookmarks export citation. Sweeping in scale and striking in its erudition, the unintended reformation is a longitudinal study of. Providence in early modern england is the most extensive study to date of the sixteenth and seventeenthcentury belief that god actively intervened in human affairs to punish, reward, warn, try, and chastise. Religion, identity and memory in early modern britain and ireland by alexandra walsham.
Alexandra walsham date 20086 volume 51 issue 02 page start 497 page end 528 doi 10. Alexandra walsham is professor of modern history at the university of cambridge and a fellow of the british academy. The reformation and the disenchantment of the world5 reassessed alexandra walsham university of exeter abstract. The reformation and the disenchantment of the world. Alexandra walsham s book certainly shows that this happened, and does so with the authors usual breathtaking ability to catalogue a huge range of fascinating examples, and with a truly impressive command of welsh, scots, and irish material as well as english evidence. The history of disenchantment text patterns the new. The more dramatic stance of recusancy has drawn historians attention away from this sizeable, if statistically indefinable, proportion of church of england congregations, but its existence and. Rethinking paradigms of disenchantment in the reformation. Explaining religious change in medieval and early modern europe. She currently serves as chair of the faculty of history.
However, the book argues that it was a cluster of assumptions which penetrated every sector of english society, cutting across the boundaries created by status and. This volume brings together ten essays by alexandra walsham dealing with catholic reformation in protestant britain. Alexandra walsham, the reformation and the disenchantment of the world reassessed, hist. The reformation and the disenchantment of the world reassessed, historical journal. The reformation of the landscape is a richly detailed and original study of the relationship between the landscape of britain and ireland and the tumultuous religious changes of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Protestant reformation in the process of the disenchantment of the world. Early modern religious reform religion in the early. This is a study of the 16th and 17thcentury belief that god actively intervened in human affairs to punish, reward, warn, try, and chastise. Project muse a response to brad gregorys the unintended. Alexandra walsham this book is the most extensive study to date of the sixteenth and seventeenthcentury belief that god actively intervened in human affairs to punish, reward, and chastise. The reformation of the landscape confirms alexandra walsham s place in the very front rank of british historians. Alexandra walsham bio brad gregory has written a brave and provocative book that is destined to stimulate debate for decades to come. Books by alexandra walsham author of the reformation of. Professor alexandra walsham, cbe fba faculty of history.
I dont know if its one of your assorted article, but i have also found alexandra walsham s the reformation and the disenchantment of the world reassessed, the historical journal, vol. The reformation and the disenchantment of the world jstor. Few studies of the reformation, writes alexandra walsham the reformation of the landscape, have considered how it affected attitudes and practices associated with the world of trees, woods. Investigating the relationship between archives and information in the early modern world, this latest collection of essays edited by kate peters, alexandra walsham, and liesbeth corens explores every aspect of record keeping. Alexandra walsham s most popular book is the reformation of the landscape. The idea of disenchantment in max webers the protestant ethic introduction and close reading session 14. The oxford illustrated history of the reformation peter. When confronted by the messy realities of belief as it manifested itself outside their textbooks, protestants. The reformation and the disenchantment of the world reassessed in the historical journal. This book is the most extensive study to date of the sixteenth and seventeenthcentury belief that god actively intervened in human affairs to punish, reward, and chastise. Since 2010, she has been professor of modern history at the university of cambridge and a fellow of trinity college, cambridge. This reflective essay focuses upon the theoretical problem of explaining religious change in medieval and early modern europe without perpetuating inherited paradigms of progress and modernization. She specialises in early modern britain and in the impact of the protestant and catholic reformations. This essay is a critical historiographical overview of the ongoing debate about the role of the.
Catholicism, conformity and confessional polemic in early modern england walsham, alexandra on. Reply to euan cameron, carlos eire, bruce gordon, and alexandra walsham brad s. Walsham was born on 4 january 1966 in hayle, cornwall, and spent her early childhood in england. Rethinking paradigms of disenchantment in the reformation world guest lecture and interactive seminar by alexandra walsham 17. Alexandra walshams book reveals the ways in which the whole countryside had to be purged of the traces of false devotion, for a thousand years of christianity had turned britain into a holy isle.
Providence in early modern england oxford scholarship. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Providentialism has often been seen as a distinctive hallmark of puritan piety. Alexandra marie walsham, cbe, frhists, fba, faha born 4 january 1966 is a britishaustralian historian and academic. This identifies three main conclusions from the book. Alexandra walsham explores the aggressive reaction of counterreformation clergy to the compromising conduct of church papists and the threat they posed to catholicisms separatist image. It revisits questions about the catholic experience in england, wales and scotland, and situates it in the wider european context of the counter reformation to take stock of the current scholarly debate and suggest avenues for future. Every page goes through several hundred of perfecting techniques. The reformation and the disenchantment of the world reassessed. She has published five books, including the reformation of the landscape oxford, 2011, which won the wolfson history prize in 2012. Tolerance and intolerance in england, 15001700 alexandra walsham manchester, manchester university press, 2006, isbn. Providence in early modern england alexandra walsham. In this article, walsham is responding to classical notions that the reformation played an important role in the secularization of society. Catholicism, conformity and confessional polemic in early modern england.
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