Class and Idol in the English Hymn

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Class and Idol in the English Hymn is written by Lionel Adey and published by University of Calgary Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0774803045 (ISBN 10) and 9780774803045 (ISBN 13).

This book completes Lionel Adey's study of English hymnody whichbegan with Hymns and the Christian 'Myth' (1986). Looking at awide range of adult and school hymnals used between 1700 and 1939, Adeyinvestigates the social context in which the hymns were sung and theirinfluence on the singers. Class and Idol in the English Hymnis pertinent not only to academics in fields of literature, religion,history, and psychology, but also to hymn lovers, hymn writers, andclergy.