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Crossing the Boundaries of Belief: Geographies of Religious Conversion in Southern Germany, 1648-1800 (Studies in Early Modern German History)
Duane J. Corpis
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Hardcover. Series: Studies in Early Modern German History. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, graphs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JD; 3JH; HBJD; HRAM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 581.
In early modern Germany, religious conversion was a profoundly social and political phenomenon rather than purely an act of private conscience. Because social norms and legal requirements demanded that every subject declare membership in one of the state-sanctioned Christian churches, the act of religious conversion regularly tested the geographical and political boundaries separating Catholics and Protestants. In a period when church and state cooperated to impose religious conformity, regulate confessional difference, and promote moral and social order, the choice to convert was seen as a disruptive act of disobedience. Investigating the tensions inherent in the creation of religious communities and ... Read more
In early modern Germany, religious conversion was a profoundly social and political phenomenon rather than purely an act of private conscience. Because social norms and legal requirements demanded that every subject declare membership in one of the state-sanctioned Christian churches, the act of religious conversion regularly tested the geographical and political boundaries separating Catholics and Protestants. In a period when church and state cooperated to impose religious conformity, regulate confessional difference, and promote moral and social order, the choice to convert was seen as a disruptive act of disobedience. Investigating the tensions inherent in the creation of religious communities and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Early Modern German History
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813935522
SKU
V9780813935522
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About Duane J. Corpis
Duane J. Corpis is Assistant Professor of History at Cornell University, USA.
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