The Routledge Companion to Shakespeare and Religion
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The Routledge Companion to Shakespeare and Religion

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The Routledge Companion to Shakespeare and Religion

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The Routledge Companion to Shakespeare and Religion surveys new and longstanding critical conversations about the role of religion in Shakespeare's plays and poems. It features thirty-four chapters authored by leading scholars on topics from antitheatricality and humanism to race and trans theology.

Arranged by keyword, this volume includes entries on major religions and religious movements, including Judaism, Islam, Catholicism, and Calvinism. Contributors consider Shakespeare's interpretation of scripture and later treatments of his plays as a kind of scripture. They also explore religious themes in Shakespeare's works, including repentance, reconciliation, toleration, and conversion. Guided by what's often called the "turn to religion" in Renaissance studies, the Companion does not attempt to pin a religious identity on Shakespeare. Instead, it examines how Shakespeare took up, for his own theatrical purposes, the many religious conflicts of the English Renaissance world.

Providing a useful starting point for learning about the relationship between Shakespeare's art and religion, each chapter assumes a minimum of background information and concludes with a list of further reading for those interested in pursuing topics further. This authoritative yet accessible collection is the go-to resource for anyone studying Shakespeare, early modern literature, and literature and religion.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Contents
  7. List of Contributors
  8. Introduction
  9. 1 The Afterlife
  10. 2 Antitheatricalism
  11. 3 Bardolatry
  12. 4 The Bible
  13. 5 Calvinism
  14. 6 Catholicism
  15. 7 Clergy
  16. 8 Conversion
  17. 9 Eve
  18. 10 Exegesis
  19. 11 Grace
  20. 12 Humanism
  21. 13 Infidelity
  22. 14 Islam
  23. 15 Judaism
  24. 16 Liturgy
  25. 17 Marriage
  26. 18 Medieval Religious Drama
  27. 19 The Neighbor
  28. 20 Paul
  29. 21 Political Theology
  30. 22 Prayer
  31. 23 The Psalms
  32. 24 Race
  33. 25 Reconciliation
  34. 26 Reformation
  35. 27 Repentance
  36. 28 Sacraments
  37. 29 Secularization
  38. 30 Shylock
  39. 31 Sin
  40. 32 Toleration
  41. 33 Trans Theology
  42. 34 Wisdom Literature
  43. Index of Cited Authors
  44. Index of Shakespeare’s Works