Ken Kurihara

Celestial Wonders in Reformation Germany

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Celestial phenomena were often harnessed for use by clerics in early modern Germany. Kurihara examines how and why interest in these events grew in this period, how the clergy exploited these beliefs and the role of sectarianism in Germany at this time.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9781138663060
• ISBN-10: 1138663069
• Artikelnr.: 45327288

Autorenporträt

Ken Kurihara

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Celestial Wonders, Confessional Conflicts And Apocalypticism
Chapter 1 Exploring The World Of Wunderzeichen
Chapter 2 Lutheran Clergy and Wunderzeichen Discourses
Chapter 3 'An Eagle Hurting Himself': Flacius's Tract Against the Interim
Chapter 4 Irenaeus Against 'Spiritual Wolves': Polemical Use Of Wunderzeichen, I
Chapter 5 Irenaeus Against the Concord: Polemical Use of Wunderzeichen, II
Chapter 6 Andreae's Pastoral Use of Wunderzeichen
Chapter 7 Celestial Wonders Under the Shadow of War
conclusion Conclusion