Author : John Addy
Release : 2014-12
Genre : Chester Region (England)
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 797/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Sin and Society (Routledge Revivals) by : John Addy
Download or read book Sin and Society (Routledge Revivals) written by John Addy. This book was released on 2014-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using Church Court records as his main body of evidence, John Addy examines over 10 000 cases of moral offences, including fornication, drunkenness and adultery, to form a picture of the moral conduct of the Stuart laity and clergy. This title will be of great value to undergraduate and postgraduate students with an interest in seventeenth-century attitudes towards morality and conduct.