Religious Plurality At Princely Courts - Dynasty, Politics, and Confession in Central Europe, Ca. 1555-1860

Early modern European monarchies legitimized their rule through dynasty and religion where ideally the divine right of the ruler corresponded with the official confession of the territory. It has thus been assumed that at princely courts only a single confession was present. However, the reality of the confessionalization paradigm commonly involved more than one faith. Religious Plurality at Princely Courts explores the reverberations of bi-confessional or multi-confessional intra-Christian settings at courts on dynastic, symbolic, diplomatic, artistic, and theological levels addressing a significant neglected understanding of interreligious dialogue, religious change, and confessional blending. Incorporating perspectives across European studies such as domestic and international politics, dynastic strategies, the history of ideas, women's and gender history, and material culture, the contributions to this volume highlight the intersections of religious plurality at court.

About the author

Benjamin Marschke is Professor of History at the Cal Poly Humboldt, in Arcata, California.

Daniel Riches is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of History at the University of Alabama.

Alexander Schunka is Professor of Early Modern History at Freie Universität Berlin.

Sara Smart is Honorary Associate Professor of German, the University of Exeter, UK.

Product details

• Authors: Benjamin Riches Marschke
• Assisted by: Benjamin Marschke (Editor), Marschke Benjamin (Editor), Daniel Riches (Editor), Riches Daniel (Editor), Alexander Schunka (Editor), Schunka Alexander (Editor), Sara Smart (Editor)
• Publisher: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2024
• EAN: 9781805394877
• ISBN: 978-1-80539-487-7
• No. of pages: 294
• Series: Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; RELIGION / History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, c 1800 to c 1900, History of Religion, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Political structure & processes, c 1000 CE to c 1500, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Central Europe, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, C 1600 To C 1700, Early 19th century c 1800 to c 1850, Political structure and processes, C 1700 To C 1800, Later 15th century c 1450 to c 1499, History: Medieval/Early Modern; Cultural Studies (General)