Catholic Revival in the Age of the Baroque - Religious Identity in Southwest Germany, 1550-1750

Klappentext This book is a study of Catholic reform! popular Catholicism and the development of confessional identity in southwest Germany. Based on extensive archival study! it argues that Catholic confessional identity developed primarily from the identification of villagers and townspeople with the practices of Baroque Catholicism - particularly pilgrimages! processions! confraternities and the Mass. Thus the book is in part a critique of the confessionalization thesis which dominates scholarship in this field. The book is not however focused narrowly on the concerns of German historians. An analysis of popular religious practice and of the relationship between parishioners and the clergy in villages and small towns allows for a broader understanding of popular Catholicism! especially in the period after 1650. Local Baroque Catholicism was ultimately a successful convergence of popular and elite! lay and clerical elements! which led to an increasingly elaborate religious style. Zusammenfassung Many studies of the subject of 'Catholic identity' seek to credit rulers and Church leaders with creating and enforcing religious identity in Germany 'from above'. In contrast! this study argues that there were important and specific local and religious reasons why people came to consider themselves loyal Catholics. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of maps; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Counter-Reformation offensive, 1550-1650; 2. The sacral landscape and pilgrimage piety; 3. Religious practice; 4. Clericalism in the villages; 5. The communal church in German Catholicism; 6. Reformers and intermediaries, 1650-1750; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Marc R. Forster, Marc R. (Connecticut College) Forster
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 21.05.2007
• EAN: 9780521036924
• ISBN: 978-0-521-03692-4
• Pagine: 284
• Serie: New Studies in European Histor; New Studies in European History
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Cristianesimo; European History, Germany, HISTORY / Europe / General, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Christianity, c 1500 onwards to present day, History of Religion, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Social and cultural anthropology, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, C 1600 To C 1700, C 1700 To C 1800