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Pietas Austriaca: Austrian Religious Practices in the Baroque Era (Central European Studies)
Coreth, Anna, Bowman Translator, William David
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Paperback. In this seminal work, Anna Coreth examines the ways that Catholic beliefs in the power of the Eucharist, the cross, the Virgin Mary and saints were crucial for the Habsburg ruling dynasties in Austria and Spain. Translator(s): Bowman, William David (Associate Professor of History, Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania, USA); Leitgeb, Anna Maria. Series: Central European Studies. Num Pages: 100 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DSE; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 263.
Pietas Austriaca studies the relationship between religious beliefs and practices and Habsburg political culture from the end of the medieval period to the early 20th century. In this seminal work, Anna Coreth examines the ways that Catholic beliefs in the power of the Eucharist, the cross, the Virgin Mary and saints were crucial for the Habsburg ruling dynasties in Austria and Spain. Coreth analyses how leading Habsburg rulers in the early modern period used Catholic sacraments, rituals and symbols to create a sense of identity and political purpose for their far-flung possessions in Europe. She also demonstrates how this Catholic ... Read more
Pietas Austriaca studies the relationship between religious beliefs and practices and Habsburg political culture from the end of the medieval period to the early 20th century. In this seminal work, Anna Coreth examines the ways that Catholic beliefs in the power of the Eucharist, the cross, the Virgin Mary and saints were crucial for the Habsburg ruling dynasties in Austria and Spain. Coreth analyses how leading Habsburg rulers in the early modern period used Catholic sacraments, rituals and symbols to create a sense of identity and political purpose for their far-flung possessions in Europe. She also demonstrates how this Catholic ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
Series
Central European Studies
Number of Pages
117
Place of Publication
West Lafayette, United States
ISBN
9781557531599
SKU
V9781557531599
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