Indulgences After Luther - Pardons in Counter-Reformation France, 15201720

Indulgences have been synonymous with corruption in the Catholic Church ever since Martin Luther nailed his ninety-five theses to the church door in Wittenberg in 1517. Tingle explores the nature and evolution of indulgences in the Counter Reformation and how they were used as a powerful tool of personal and institutional reform.

List of contents

Introduction - Indulgences After Luther: Pardons in Counterreformation France; Chapter 1 Indulgences Debated: The Reformation of Pardons, 1517-1720; Chapter 2 The Production and Consumption of Pardons: The Creation, Dissemination and Reception of Indulgences; Chapter 3 Sites of Salvation: Acquiring Pardons at Home and Away; Chapter 4 Indulgences and Individual Strategies for Salvation; Chapter 5 Places, Objects and Salvation: The Materiality of Pardons; concl Conclusion;

About the author

Elizabeth C. Tingle

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth C Tingle
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2017
• EAN: 9781138053151
• ISBN: 978-1-138-05315-1
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Religious Cultures in the Early Modern World
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History