Reforming Ritual: Protestantism, Women, and Ritual on the Renaissance Stage
Description:
My dissertation focuses on representations of women and ritual on the Renaissance stage, situating such examples within the context of the Protestant Reformation. The renegotiation of the value, place, and power of ritual is a central characteristic of the Protestant Reformation in early modern England. The effort to eliminate or redirect ritual was a crucial point of interest for reformers, for most of whom the corruption of religion seemed bound to its ostentatious and idolatrous outer trappi…
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Date:
December 2006
Creator:
Reynolds, Paige Martin
Partner:
UNT Libraries