Salvation at Stake: Christian Martyrdom in Early Modern Europe - Couverture rigide

Gregory, Brad S.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0674785517 ISBN 13 : 9780674785519

Editeur : Harvard University Press, 1999

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Thousands of men and women were executed for incompatible religious views in 16th-century Europe. The meaning and significance of those deaths are studied here comparatively, providing an argument for the importance of martyrdom as both a window onto religious sensibilities, and a crucial component in the formation of divergent Christian traditions and identities. Brad Gregory explores Protestant, Catholic and Anabaptist martyrs in a sustained fashion, addressing the similarites and differences in their self-understanding. He traces the processes and impact of their memorialization by co-believers, and he reconstructs the arguments of the ecclesiastical and civil authorities responsible for their deaths. He employs a wide range of sources, including pamphlets, martyrologies, theological and devotional treatises, sermons, songs, woodcuts and engravings, correspondence and legal records. Reconstructing religious motivation, conviction and behaviour in early modern Europe, this text shows the shifting perspectives of authorities willing to kill, martyrs willing to die, martyrologists eager to memorialize and controversialists keen to dispute.

Revue de presse :

"Although [Gregory] often allows the martyrs to speak for themselves, he also assists us in understanding these people without judging them by our current cultural or psychological theories. This extensive, well-written, and gripping book is highly recommended." - --George Westerlund, Library Journal

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Harvard University Press
• Date d'édition: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0674785517
• ISBN 13: 9780674785519
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 544