Jesuits and the Thirty Years War - Kings, Courts, and Confessors

Klappentext This book brings to light the extent to which the Thirty Years War was a religious war. Zusammenfassung This book brings to light the extent to which the Thirty Years War was a religious war and it shows how ideas about the proper relationship between religion and politics shifted under the pressure of events. Inhaltsverzeichnis Abbreviations; Preface; 1. Setting the scene; 2. The Bohemian rebellion and its aftermath, 1618-24; 3. The triumph of militance, 1624-9; 4. The clash of Catholic interests, 1629-31; 5. Collapse and recovery in Germany, 1631-5; 6. France and Spain until the demise of Richelieu and Olivares, 1635-42/43; 7. The Empire after the Peace of Prague, 1635-45; 8. Carafa and the struggle over the peace of Westphalia, 1645-9; 9. Conclusion; Bibliography and sources; Index.

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• Authors: Robert Bireley, Robert (Loyola University Bireley, Bireley Robert
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.01.2009
• EAN: 9780521099325
• ISBN: 978-0-521-09932-5
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works