Religion in Victorian Britain Volume V: 5 (Vol 5)

by John Wolffe (Editor)

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  Paperback
  1997

  $3.25

  Provides an expansion of the first four volumes, containing both specially written essays and a related compilation of primary sources, drawn from the writings of the day. The text explores the wider context of religion in Victorian Britain, both in relation to the development of the Empire and its consequences. The introduction sets the scene and also provides an overview of scholarship on Victorian religion in the years since the first four volumes were published in 1988. Subsequent essays examine the relationship between religion and gender, trace the development of hymns and church music, and survey the history of Christian overseas missions in the Victorian era. the book then continues with two bographical studies, of Bishop John William Colenso and Professor Friedrich Max Muller, wich serve to illustrate wider themes. The final chapter constitutes a study of the presence of Islam in Victorian Britain.