This ground-breaking volume explores the terrain of friendship against the historical backdrop of early modern Europe. In these thought-provoking essays the terms of friendship are explored - from the most intimate and erotically charged to the reciprocities of village life. This is a rich offering in social and cultural history that is attuned to the pervasive language of religion. A hidden history is revealed - of friendships that we have lost, and of friendships starkly, and movingly, familiar.

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Yes, you can access Love, Friendship and Faith in Europe, 1300–1800 by L. Gowing, M. Hunter, M. Rubin, L. Gowing,M. Hunter,M. Rubin in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & European History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Introduction
1 Friendship’s Loss: Alan Bray’s Making of History
2 Sacred or Profane? Reflections on Love and Friendship in the Middle Ages
3 Friendship in Catholic Reformation Eichstätt
4 A Society of Sodomites: Religion and Homosexuality in Renaissance England
5 ‘Swil-bols and Tos-pots’: Drink Culture and Male Bonding in England, c.1560–1640
6 The Politics of Women’s Friendship in Early Modern England
7 Friends and Neighbours in Early Modern England: Biblical Translations and Social Norms
8 Tricksters, Lords and Servants: Begging, Friendship and Masculinity in Eighteenth-Century England
9 Spinoza and Friends: Religion, Philosophy and Friendship in the Berlin Enlightenment
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