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Conversion Narratives in Early Modern Europe
A Cross-Confessional and Comparative Study, 1550-1700
‘Conversion Narratives in Early Modern Europe’ is a three-year project, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, that seeks to uncover people’s experience of religious change and devotional practice between 1550 and 1700.
The research team will uncover neglected resources, including letters, pictures, and interrogations, to shed light on the stories people told about their religious lives. We seek to understand what religious change meant to communities and individuals, and how members of different faiths negotiated their encounters with one another in this turbulent and exciting period.
The project will lead to a range of academic publications, an expanded project website featuring teaching and learning resources, case studies, and a research diary, and a major exhibition at the end of the three years.
News and announcements
Posted on Friday 20 April 2012
The blog for our project, 'Conversion Narratives in Early Modern Europe' has now received over 10000 hits from visitors.
Posted on Saturday 3 March 2012
The Conversion Narratives team are delighted to be collaborating with the Folger Shakespeare Library to host four panels at the forthcoming Renaissance Society of America Annual Convention.
Posted on Monday 30 January 2012
Enjoy an evening of musical transformations at the National Centre for Early Music, exploring the music of the Bolivian Mission Churches.
Our blog
Our blog features a series of case studies, announcements, and reflections on our findings and on the process of research, and is designed to let the project team share some of the highs and lows of undertaking research in the Arts and Humanities. We hope that you will visit periodically to check on our progress and learn more about the stories people told about religious experience and change in early modern Europe and beyond, and to learn more about the process as well as the results of studying the literature and history of religious change.
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