The devil's art : divination and discipline in early modern Germany /

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"The Devil's Art explores the Lutheran clergy's campaign to root out popular divination among their parishioners in the wake of the Reformation and why these efforts ultimately failed"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Coy, Jason Philip, 1970- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2020.
Colección:Studies in early modern German history.
Temas:
Divination > Germany > History.
Lutheran Church > Germany > History.
Divination > Allemagne > Histoire.
Église luthérienne > Allemagne > Histoire.
HISTORY / Europe / General
Divination
Lutheran Church
Germany
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. "Idolatry and Reprobate Infidelity": Divination before the Reformation
  • 2. "A Hellish Trap": Divination in Early Reformation Theology
  • 3. "Unchristian and Devilish Crimes": Soothsaying and Early Lutheran Disciplinary Efforts
  • 4. "Heathenish and Forbidden Abominations": Condemnations of Fortune-Telling during the Wars of Religion
  • 5. "Born under an Unlucky Sign": Cunning Folk and Their Clients in an Age of Witch-Hunting
  • 6. "Superstitious Activities": Elite Skepticism and Folk Magic in Enlightenment-Era Germany
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Recent books in the series

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