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Religion and the Great Exhibition of 1851 /

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Drawing on sermons and extensive source material from the mid-Victorian religious press, this innovative reappraisal of the Great Exhibition of 1851 shows that it was widely understood by contemporaries to possess a religious dimension and that it generated controversy among religious groups.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cantor, G. N., 1943-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Great Exhibition > (1851 : > London, England)
Great Exhibition
London > Weltausstellung (1851)
Religion and science > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Religion et sciences > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
RELIGION > Religion & Science.
Religion and science
Great Britain
Konfessionalität
Religion
Religiöser Konflikt
1800-1899
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Drawing on sermons and extensive source material from the mid-Victorian religious press, this innovative reappraisal of the Great Exhibition of 1851 shows that it was widely understood by contemporaries to possess a religious dimension and that it generated controversy among religious groups.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 226 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-217) and index.
ISBN:9780191616570
0191616575