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Title: | 'Objectionable Ornaments and Decorations': Ritual and Riot at St George-in-the-East, London, 1859-1860 | Contributor(s): | Kent, David (author) | Publication Date: | 2010 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/6178 | Abstract: | In the third quarter of the nineteenth century the High and Low Church wings of the Church of England were bitterly divided over the use of religious ritual. A legacy of the Oxford Movement and the Gothic Revival, Anglican ritualism in practice was most obviously manifested in liturgical forms, eucharistic vestments, church furniture, religious decoration, church design and the use of sacred space. For nearly eighteen months services at 5t George-in-the-East were disrupted by the Vestry-led, popular protest against the ritualistic practices of the Rector and his High Church curates. This article outlines the practices and behaviour which were considered offensive, explores the links with anti-Catholic sentiment and shows how the protesters carried on their campaign of disturbance inside the church so effectively that they eventually secured the resignation of the Rector. The removal of all the 'objectionable ornaments and decorations' and an end to Anglo-Catholic ritualism in the parish church. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Australian Religion Studies Review, 23(1), p. 43-63 | Publisher: | Equinox Publishing Ltd | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 1744-9014 1031-2943 2047-7058 2047-704X |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 220405 Religion and Society | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 970122 Expanding Knowledge in Philosophy and Religious Studies | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal | Publisher/associated links: | http://www.equinoxjournals.com/index.php/ARSR |
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