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How to Be a Shakespearean Atheirst

Synopsis
Video of an illustrated lecture held at the Museum of London by Alec Ryrie, Professor of Divinity at Gresham College and Professor of the History of Christianity at Durham University. Ryrie explores ways in which Atheists were depicted on the stage in the 16th century and how religion was kept at a distance.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video
Subjects
Religious studies; Shakespeare
Keywords
Elizabethan drama

Online availability

URI
https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/shakespearean-atheist
Delivery
Streamed/Download

Production Company

Name

Gresham College

Email
enquiries@gresham.ac.uk
Web
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Phone
020 7831 0575
Fax
020 7831 5208
Address
Barnard’s Inn Hall
Holborn
London EC1N 2HH

Distributor

Name

YouTube

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