Senses and the English Reformation

It is a commonly held belief that medieval Catholics were focussed on the ''bells and whistles'' of religious practices, the smoke, images, sights and sounds that dazzled pre-modern churchgoers. Protestantism, in contrast, has been cast as Catholicism''s austere, intellective and less sensual rival sibling. With iis white-washed walls, lack of incense (and often music) Protestantism worship emphas...