TY - BOOK AU - Williamson,Elizabeth TI - The materiality of religion in early modern English drama SN - 9780754668275 (hardcover : alk. paper) U1 - 822.09 PY - 2009/// CY - Farnham, England, Burlington, VT PB - Ashgate KW - Theater KW - England KW - History KW - 16th century KW - 17th century KW - Religious aspects KW - Religious articles in the theater KW - Idolatry in the theater KW - Theaters KW - Stage-setting and scenery KW - English drama KW - Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 KW - History and criticism KW - Religion in literature N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction : Mere properties : the materiality of religious objects -- Things newly performed : tomb properties and the survival of the dramatic tradition -- The trappings of ceremony : setting the table and other theatrical practices -- Persistence and adaptation : staging the cross at home and abroad -- The performance of piety : book properties and the paradox of dematerialized devotion ER -