The Cambridge companion to British Romanticism and religion /
Barbeau, Jeffrey W.,editor.
"The British Romantic period is often characterized as a time of declining interest in religion but religious life permeates the literature through influences from many different religious groups. This essay traces the history of recent scholarship, particularly the waning of the secularization thesis and rise of more than two decades of active study of British Romanticism and religion"--
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / by Jeffrey W. Barbeau -- Christianity : established churches / by Frances Knight -- Christianity : Protestant dissent / by Felicity James -- Christianity : Roman Catholicism / by Michael Tomko -- Judaism / by Michael Scrivener -- Islam / by Humayun Ansari -- Hinduism / by Nishi Pulugurtha -- Atheism / by Martin Priestman -- Poetry / by Jeffrey Einboden -- The novel / by Miriam Elizabeth Burstein -- Drama / by Frederick Burwick -- Sermons & lectures / by Jeffrey W. Barbeau -- Life writing / by Amy Culley -- Philosophy / by James Vigus -- Science / by Rosalind Powell -- Politics / by Deirdre Coleman -- Music / by Martin V. Clarke -- Painting / by Martin Myrone.
"The British Romantic period is often characterized as a time of declining interest in religion but religious life permeates the literature through influences from many different religious groups. This essay traces the history of recent scholarship, particularly the waning of the secularization thesis and rise of more than two decades of active study of British Romanticism and religion"--
Religion and literature
Religion and literature
Romanticism
English literature
English literature