Celestial wonders in Reformation Germany

Celestial wonders in Reformation Germany / Ken Kurihara.

Celestial phenomena were often harnessed for use by clerics in early modern Germany. Kurihara examines how and why interest in these events grew in this period, how the clergy exploited these beliefs and the role of sectarianism in Germany at this time.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kurihara, Ken (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Pickering & Chatto, 2014.
Series:Religious cultures in the early modern world ; no. 13.
Subjects:
Astronomy > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Reformation > Germany.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
RELIGION > Essays.
RELIGION > Reference.
Astronomy > Religious aspects > Christianity
Reformation
Himmelserscheinung
Germany
Deutschland
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Description
Summary:Celestial phenomena were often harnessed for use by clerics in early modern Germany. Kurihara examines how and why interest in these events grew in this period, how the clergy exploited these beliefs and the role of sectarianism in Germany at this time.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 211 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781781440681
1781440689
1306321921
9781306321921
9781848934443
1848934440
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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