The Cult of the Virgin Mary in Early Modern Germany
What happened to the fervent Marian piety of the late Middle Ages during Germany's Reformation and Counter-Reformation? It has been widely assumed that Mary disappeared from Protestant devotional life and subsequently became a figurehead for the Catholic Church's campaign of religious reconquest. This book presents a more finely nuanced account of the Virgin's significance. In many Lutheran territories Marian liturgy and images - from magnificent altarpieces to simple paintings and prints - survived, though their meaning was transformed. In Catholic areas baroque art and piety flourished, but the militant Virgin associated with the Counter-Re…
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- ISBN: 978-0-521-87103-7
- EAN: 9780521871037
- Produktnummer: 2712914
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 358 S.
- Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.7 cm x D2.5 cm 703 g
- Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
- Gewicht: 703
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