Religion and the Great Exhibition of 1851

Religion and the Great Exhibition of 1851
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 239
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ISBN-10 : 9780199596676
ISBN-13 : 0199596670
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Book Synopsis Religion and the Great Exhibition of 1851 by : G. N. Cantor

Download or read book Religion and the Great Exhibition of 1851 written by G. N. Cantor and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-02-24 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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