Catholic revival in the age of the baroque : religious identity in southwest Germany, 1550-1750

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This book seeks to explain the origins of the Catholic identity of the population of southwest Germany between 1550 and 1750. Many studies of this subject credit rulers and church leaders with creating and enforcing religious identity in Germany "from above." In contrast, this study argues that there were important local and religious reasons why people came to consider themselves loyal Catholics; and in order to understand the origins of Catholic identity, it examines the nature of "Baroque Catholicism"--including the significance of pilgrimages, processions, confraternities, and other religious ceremonies. … celý popis

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Hlavní autor

Marc R. Forster

Typ dokumentu

Knihy

Fyzický popis

xiii, 268 s. : 4 mapy

Vydáno

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2001

Edice

New studies in European history

Témata

katolicismus

baroko

náboženství

Rok 1550-1750

Německo jihozápadní

monografie

více… méně…

ISBN

978-0-521-03692-4