Disenchanation During The Reformation

When analysing and evaluating the debate between Euan Cameron and Robert Scribner’s theories on the “disenchantment of the world” during the Reformation there are several key factors to take into consideration. The dissatisfaction discussed at length by both Cameron and Scribner are found almost exclusively to be with regards to religious ideology and practice within the reformation. The Reformation had an unparalleled consequence upon the ‘religiosity’ within Europe. The most frequent appraisal of this insurgency deals with the ‘religiosity’ within the middle classes all the way up to the upper classes of society as well as the influential religious leaders within society. One must ask, what is religiosity? It is defined as “the quality of being religious;
This is most significant in dealing with the argument of disenchantment and further aids the historian in fully interpreting the gravitas of the
Both parties wanted to eradicate ritual traditions that they deemed ‘paranormal’ or in any way superstitious. Additionally, with regard to the local, contained cults, the elimination of ‘Saints days’ that substituted pagan celebrations aided both groups in order to generate a homogeneous Christianity within Europe. This further highlighted the growing disillusionment within Europe at this time. Scribner wrote “the process of desacralisation, deritualising and demystifying daily life” must have had a exceedingly scandalous outcome upon the consciousness of the general