Royal Books and Holy Bones

In 1992, Eamon Duffy created a sensation in Reformation studies by publishing his groundbreaking book The Stripping of the Altars. In it he demonstrated the health of late medieval religion in England and that the thesis hitherto accepted that the Reformation came to wipe away a corrupt and rotten Church was essentially false.



In this book follow-up to The Stripping of the Altars, Duffy makes further soundings in late medieval religion, but drills down to the particular and avoids any wide historical sweep. Among the topics he covers are Purgatory, The Black Death, Adoration of the Mother of God, and Heresy. By his meticulous research, Duffy has discovered many original documents and records during his academic career, proving that his thesis about the Reformation is basically irrefutable.

This book is illustrated by a small collection of full color plates which further demonstrate the richness of late medieval religion.

In 1992, Eamon Duffy a creat senzatie in studiile Reformei, publicand cartea sa inovatoare The Stripping of the Altars. In el, el a demonstrat sanatatea religiei medievale tarzii din Anglia si ca teza accepta pana acum ca Reforma a ajuns sa stearga o Biserica corupta si putreda era in esenta falsa. sunete in religia medievala tarzie, dar se apropie de particularitate si evita orice amploare istorica.