The Problem of Pleasure: Sport, Recreation and the Crisis of Victorian Religion Contributor(s): Erdozain, Dominic (Author) |
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ISBN: 1843835282 ISBN-13: 9781843835288 Publisher: Boydell Press OUR PRICE: $118.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | History |
Dewey: 274.108 |
Series: Studies in Modern British Religious History |
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.4" W x 9.2" (1.90 lbs) 322 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book traces the rise and fall of the evangelical movement, the powerhouse of Victorian religion, via its preoccupation with pleasure. Victorian evangelicalism demonstrated an ability to excite the affections but also a corresponding suspicion of worldly pleasures. Suspicion developed into hostility, and a movement premised on freedom became coercive and alienating. The crisis of Victorian religion began. |