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The Story of War: Church and Propaganda in France and Sweden 16101710
Anna Maria Forssberg
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AVGD; HBJD; HBLH; HBW; HRAM2; HRCC; HRCL; JPVL; JPVN; JWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 588.
The endless wars of the seventeenth century took their toll in the lives of millions of soldiers and crushing taxes. To legitimise war, Europes rulers turned to the Church: O God, we praise you, Te Deum Laudamus, was sung in the churches of France and Sweden to celebrate victory in battle. It was a way of thanking God, but also an opportunity for congregations to learn what had happened -- and an occasion for festivities. In this book, the historian Anna Maria Forssberg applies a narrative and ritual perspective to the Te Deum, looking at specific wars such as ... Read more
The endless wars of the seventeenth century took their toll in the lives of millions of soldiers and crushing taxes. To legitimise war, Europes rulers turned to the Church: O God, we praise you, Te Deum Laudamus, was sung in the churches of France and Sweden to celebrate victory in battle. It was a way of thanking God, but also an opportunity for congregations to learn what had happened -- and an occasion for festivities. In this book, the historian Anna Maria Forssberg applies a narrative and ritual perspective to the Te Deum, looking at specific wars such as ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Nordic Academic Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
587g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Lund, Sweden
ISBN
9789188168665
SKU
V9789188168665
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About Anna Maria Forssberg
Anna Maria Forssberg is a Swedish historian specialized in the European early modern history. He PhD thesis from 2005 treated domestic war propaganda in Sweden 1655-1680. Recently she has been working on the role of the church and the conception of war in France and Sweden. She is a senior curator in the Army Museum of Stockholm and has also ... Read more
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