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Carina L. Johnson (Ed.) - Archeologies of Confession: Writing the German Reformation, 1517-2017 - 9781785335402 - V9781785335402
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Archeologies of Confession: Writing the German Reformation, 1517-2017

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Description for Archeologies of Confession: Writing the German Reformation, 1517-2017 Hardback. Can one give voice to those whom history has forgotten? The essays collected here examine the formation of religious identities during the Reformation in 16th- and 17th-century Germany through case studies of remembering and forgetting-instances in which patterns and practices of religious plurality were excised from historical memory. Editor(s): Johnson, Carina L.; Luebke, David M.; Spohnholz, Jesse. Series: Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association. Num Pages: 390 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Modern religious identities are rooted in collective memories that are constantly made and remade across generations. How do these mutations of memory distort our picture of historical change and the ways that historical actors perceive it? Can one give voice to those whom history has forgotten? The essays collected here examine the formation of religious identities during the Reformation in Germany through case studies of remembering and forgetting-instances in which patterns and practices of religious plurality were excised from historical memory. By tracing their ramifications through the centuries, Archaeologies of Confession carefully reconstructs the often surprising histories of plurality that ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785335402
SKU
V9781785335402
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About Carina L. Johnson (Ed.)
Carina L. Johnson is Professor of History at Pitzer College and serves as extended faculty at Claremont Graduate University. She specializes in the cultural history of the sixteenth-century Habsburg Empire, particularly in relation to the extra-European world. Her publications include Cultural Hierarchy in Sixteenth-Century Europe: The Ottomans and Mexicans (2011). David M. Luebke is Professor of History at the ... Read more

Reviews for Archeologies of Confession: Writing the German Reformation, 1517-2017
This impressive collection of essays deals effectively with the question of confessional histories, offering a convincing evaluation of how the events of the Reformation were regarded and interpreted by contemporaries as well as later generations.
Andrew Spicer, Oxford Brookes University Archaeologies of Confession comprises a fascinating series of original and stimulating essays. It will be invaluable for ... Read more

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