Wondrous in His Saints: Counter-Reformation Propaganda in Bavaria Volume 17

by Philip M. Soergel

Book Overview

At the close of the sixteenth century, despite Protestant attempts to discourage popular devotion to saints and shrines, the Roman Church in Bavaria initiated a propagandistic campaign through the publishing of pilgrimage books and pamphlets. Philip Soergel's cogent exploration of this little-known pilgrimage literature yields a vivid portrait of religion before, during, and after the Reformation and Counter-Reformation. These "advertisements," combining...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520415590
• ISBN13: 9780520415591
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"