Celestial Wonders in Reformation GermanyCelestial phenomena were often harnessed for use by clerics in early modern Germany. Kurihara examines how and why interest in these events grew in this period, how the clergy exploited these beliefs and the role of sectarianism in Germany at this time. |
Contents
Celestial Wonders Confessional Conflicts and Apocalypticism | 1 |
1 Exploring the World of Wunderzeichen | 13 |
2 Lutheran Clergy and Wunderzeichen Discourses | 37 |
Flaciuss Tract against the Interim | 59 |
Polemical Use of Wunderzeichen I | 83 |
Polemical Use of Wunderzeichen II | 105 |
6 Andreaes Pastoral Use of Wunderzeichen | 127 |
7 Celestial Wonders under the Shadow of War | 139 |
Conclusion | 159 |
Notes | 165 |
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