Godly Reading: Print, Manuscript and Puritanism in England, 1580-1720

[...]Cambers insists, the godly were gregarious. Cambers lists 'modes of fasting and prayer, Bible-reading, Psalm-singing, meditation, sermon-gadding, strict sabbatarianism, and a strong commitment to moral discipline and spiritual self-examination' (p. 14). Cambers presents his findings t...

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Published inBunyan studies no. 18; p. 145
Main Author Raffe, Alasdair
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumbria University, Department of Humanities, Faculty of Arts, Design and Social Sciences 01.01.2014
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British & Irish literature
Bunyan, John (1628-1688)
English literature
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Summary:[...]Cambers insists, the godly were gregarious. Cambers lists 'modes of fasting and prayer, Bible-reading, Psalm-singing, meditation, sermon-gadding, strict sabbatarianism, and a strong commitment to moral discipline and spiritual self-examination' (p. 14). Cambers presents his findings thematically, and follows what he calls the 'spatial turn' in recent cultural history. [...]chapters 2 to 6 analyse reading in a succession of locations, beginning with personal and domestic spaces such as the closet and bedchamber, before turning to more public rooms of the house, to libraries, churches, coffee houses, bookshops and prisons.
ISSN:0954-0970