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Zusatztext Dr Tadhg Ó hAnnracháin is to be commended not only for his choice of subject but for his persistence in seeking to extract meaning on the Counter Reformation in Ireland from most unpromising sources ... The outcome from Ó hAnnracháin's investigation is an original and, in several respects, a startling book. Klappentext A pivotal moment in Irish history, the evolution of the Counter-Reformation church--with the papal nuncio GianBattista Rinuccini at the heart of the turbulent events of the 1640s--formed an important prologue to the Cromwellian conquest. This book offers a scholarly reappraisal of the man and his role in shaping the religion and history of Ireland. Zusammenfassung The success of the Irish Counter-Reformation was a crucial development in the history of the island and subsequently a vital component in the troubled relationship between Ireland and Britain. For centuries the politics of the archipelago have been affected by conflicts whose deepest roots are located in the religious changes of the seventeenth century. This book offers a scholarly and dramatic reappraisal of a central episode in the extension of Catholic reform to the island, the papal nunciature of GianBattista Rinuccini. Tadhg Ó hAnnracháin situates Rinuccini's mission in its wider European context, and provides an entirely new perspective, not only on the man at the heart of events during the turbulent 1640s, but also on the seventeenth-century penetration of Catholic reform into Ireland and on the Irish theatre of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Inhaltsverzeichnis I. The Genesis of the Nunciature 1: The Rebellion of 1641 and the Evolution of the Confederate Catholics of Ireland 2: Development and Reform in the Irish Church 1618-1645 3: the Background and Formation of the Nuncio II. Rinuccini in Ireland 5: The Attrition of Influence December 1646 - February 1648 6: The End of the Nunciature 7: The Nuncio, Religious Reform, and the Irish Clergy 8: Conclusion Appendices Glossary Bibliographical Note Bibliography Index ...
