The Cult of the Virgin Mary in Early Modern Germany : Protestant and Catholic Piety, 1500-1648

Heal, Bridget

Cambridge University Press（2014/11発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 358 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781107449947
• DDC分類 232.9109430903

Full Description

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-Reformation did not always dominate religious devotion. Traditional manifestations of Marian veneration persisted, despite the post-Tridentine Church's attempts to dictate a uniform style of religious life. This book demonstrates that local context played a key role in shaping Marian piety, and explores the significance of this diversity of Marian practice for women's and men's experiences of religious change.

Contents

Introduction; 1. Transformations in Marian teaching; 2. Marian piety in Lutheran Germany; 3. Confessional frictions and the status of the Virgin; 4. The Counter-Reformation cult; 5. Catholic pluralism and Cologne; 6. Marian devotion and gender; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.