Textual representations of Greek Christianity during the English Reformations

Stylianou, Anastasia (2023) Textual representations of Greek Christianity during the English Reformations. Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies, 53 (1). pp. 25-54. ISSN 1082-9636

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Abstract

Early modern Anglo-Hellenic relations have received little scholarly attention; however, Greek Christianity had a significant influence on the English Reformations. This article analyzes sixteenth-century English textual contacts with, and constructions of, Greek Christianity. It highlights the importance of Greek Christian history (from the patristic era to the fall of Constantinople) to reformers across the confessional spectrum, and investigates the various uses of this history in justifying or criticizing England's break with Rome, focusing upon the government's propaganda tracts of the 1530s, Reginald Pole's De Unitate, and John Foxe's Acts and Monuments. It also examines the Venetian-Greek Nicander Nucius's depiction of the Henrician Reformation in his autobiography, exploring how this unique account was shaped by Nicander's religious beliefs. Eastern Christianity must be incorporated into historical narratives of the English Reformations in order to understand fully the confessional debates, encounters, and identities of the period.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	reformation,greek christianity,greek orthodox,eastern christianity,early modern history,british history,english history,confession,migration,history ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1200/1202
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of History
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	23 Jan 2023 16:31
Last Modified:	09 Apr 2024 03:31
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/90728
DOI:	10.1215/10829636-10189001

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