King Sigismund of Poland and Martin Luther : the Reformation before confessionalization

King Sigismund of Poland and Martin Luther : the Reformation before confessionalization / Natalia Nowakowska.

The Polish monarchy had a great impact on the rise of Lutheranism. King Sigismund (1506-1548) turned a blind eye to many Lutheran activities, and this study sees his tacit acceptance as an argument for the notion that he didn't see Lutheranism as a threat to the existing catholic Christianity,...

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Main Author: Nowakowska, Natalia, 1977- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Sigismund > I, > King of Poland, > 1467-1548.
Luther, Martin, > 1483-1546.
Luther, Martin, > 1483-1546
Sigismund > I, > King of Poland, > 1467-1548
1500-1599
Reformation > Poland.
Church and state > Poland > History > 16th century.
RELIGION > Christianity > History.
Church and state
Reformation
Poland
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : Beyond toleration: the Reformation before confessionalization
  • Place, people, texts
  • A new narrative? : the Polish monarchy and the early Reformation (1517-c.1540)
  • Drama in Danzig : the crown and Reformation in royal Prussia
  • A difficult nephew : the Polish crown and Lutheran ducal Prussia
  • Hollow law? : royal edicts against Lutheranism
  • 'A most pious prince'? : the Reformation diplomacy of Sigismund I
  • A smoked pig, monsters, and sheep : the Polish church and Lutheranism
  • Defining Lutheranism
  • Defining Catholicism
  • Summary and conclusions
  • Appendix 1: Legal proceedings against followers of the early Reformation in the Polish monarchy, 1517-35
  • Appendix 2: List of texts referring to and/or discussing the early Reformation used in language analysis.

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