What social conditions and intellectual practices are necessary in order for religious cultures to flourish? Paul Griffiths finds the answer in "religious reading" --- the kind of reading in which a r
Women and the Bible in Early Modern England provides an account of the uniquely important role of the Bible in the development of female interpretative and literary agency, as well as in the expressio
Written by history, English, and literature scholars from Europe, the 13 essays in this volume explore religious reading practices in late medieval and early modern Europe. They describe popular readi