Performing the Reformation - Public Ritual in the City of Luther

Zusatztext Future historians of the Luther Decade and the coming quincentennial of the Reformantion will undoubtedly count Performing the Reformation as one of their most cherished sources for its rich images of the contested state of Luther and the Reformation today. Informationen zum Autor Barry Stephenson is an independent reseacher and Instructor affiliated with the Department of Religion and Culture at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada. Klappentext A field study of religious tourism and festivity in contemporary Germany. Zusammenfassung A field study of religious tourism and festivity in contemporary Germany. Inhaltsverzeichnis Illustrations Introdcution: APPROACHING LUTHERLAND 1. OPENING THE DOOR 2. THE WITTENBERG FESTIVALS 3. A MIGHTY FORTRESS? 4. MARTIN LUTHER, GERMAN HERO 5. SOCIABILITY, CONVIVIALITY 6. THE CARNIVALESQUE, PROCESSING CHANGE 7. PILGRIMAGE, SACRED SPACE APPENDIX A APPENDIX B APPENDIX C Bibliography Index DVD CONTENTS Introduction (9:49) Legend to Portal (6:46) Wedding Montage (3:46) Tetzel at the Doors (4:38) Confirmands (4:04) The Animators (40:32) Processing (24:09) Music (2:37) Martin (3:11) Lutherland-Fatherland (23:22) Worship (38:32) Extras Images of Luther's Wedding, 2005 (PowerPoint) Luther Protests (PowerPoint) Reformation Day Brochure, 2005 (pdf) Luther's Wedding Brochure, 2005(pdf) Selected Websites (pdf) Yale Conference Paper, Sensory Overload (pdf) * Extras are accessible by opening the disc in a computer's DVD-ROM drive

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• Authors: Stephenson Barry, Barry Stephenson
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.04.2010
• EAN: 9780199739714
• ISBN: 978-0-19-973971-4
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: Oxford Ritual Studies Series; Oxford Ritual Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; USA, History, RELIGION / Christianity / Protestant, HISTORY / General, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Christian Rituals & Practice / General, Christianity, History of Religion, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, United States of America, USA, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Christian worship, rites & ceremonies, Worship, rites, ceremonies and rituals, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, Protestantism & Protestant Churches, Protestantism and Protestant Churches