Reformation of Ritual - An Interpretation of Early Modern Germany

Zusatztext 'The title of this excellent book suggests the scope of it's author's ambitition... That Susan Karant-Nunn has succeeded so well is a tribute to her scholarship and erudition.' - German History Informationen zum Autor Susan Karant-Nunn Klappentext In The Reformation of Ritual Susan Karant-Nunn explores the function of ritual in early modern German society, and the extent to which it was modified by the Reformation.Employing anthropological insights, and drawing on extensive archival research, Susan Karant-Nunn outlines the significance of the ceremonial changes. This comprehensive study includes an examination of all major rites of passage: birth, baptism, confirmation, engagement, marriage, the churching of women after childbirth, penance, the Eucharist, and dying. The author argues that the changes in ritual made over the course of the century reflect more than theological shifts; ritual was a means of imposing discipline and of making the divine more or less accessible. Church and state cooperated in using ritual as one means of gaining control of the populace. Zusammenfassung Susan Karant-Nunn applies the insights of anthrop- ologists to ritual change in the German Reformat- ion, finding that Church and state cooperated in using ritual as an instrument for imposing social discipline. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Engagement and marriage ceremonies: taming the beast within 2. To beat the Devil: baptism and the conquest of sin 3. Churching, a woman's rite 4. Repentance, confession, and the Lord's Table: separating the divine from the human 5. Banning the dead and ordering the living: the selective retention of catholic practice 6. Ritual change: conclusions

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Introduction 1. Engagement and marriage ceremonies: taming the beast within 2. To beat the Devil: baptism and the conquest of sin 3. Churching, a woman's rite 4. Repentance, confession, and the Lord's Table: separating the divine from the human 5. Banning the dead and ordering the living: the selective retention of catholic practice 6. Ritual change: conclusions

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'The title of this excellent book suggests the scope of it's author's ambitition... That Susan Karant-Nunn has succeeded so well is a tribute to her scholarship and erudition.' - German History

Product details

• Authors: S. Karant-Nunn, Susan Karant-Nunn, Susan C. Karant-Nunn, Karant-Nunn Sus, Karant-Nunn Susan
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.05.1997
• EAN: 9780415113373
• ISBN: 978-0-415-11337-3
• No. of pages: 296
• Series: Routledge Competitive Advantag; Christianity and Society in the Modern World; Routledge Competitive Advantag
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; Europäische Geschichte, 1500 bis heute, European History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, RELIGION / Christian Rituals & Practice / General, Christianity, History of Religion, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Worship, rites, ceremonies and rituals, History and Archaeology, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599