Jews and Heretics in Catholic Poland: A Beleaguered Church in the Post-Reformation Era

by Magda Teter

Jews and Heretics in Catholic Poland takes issue with historians' common contention that the Catholic Church triumphed in Counter-reformation Poland. In fact, the Church's own sources show that the story is far more complex. From the rise of the Reformation and the rapid dissemination of these new ideas through printing, the Catholic Church was overcome with a strong sense of insecurity. The 'infidel Jews, enemies of Christianity' became symbols of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521109914
• ISBN13: 9780521109918
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"