Converting Bohemia : force and persuasion in the Catholic Reformation

Converting Bohemia : force and persuasion in the Catholic Reformation / Howard Louthan.

Author/creator	Louthan, Howard, 1963-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Description	xiii, 351 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subject(s)	Catholic Church--Czech Republic --Bohemia --History. Bohemia (Czech Republic)--Church history.

Series	New studies in European history New studies in European history. ^A473137
Contents	Introduction: A tale of two windows : framing the history of early modern Bohemia -- Severed heads and holy bones : authority and culture in post-White Mountain Bohemia -- Reshaping identity and reforming the kingdom : confessional change and the nobility -- "Monarchs of knowledge" : mastering dissent in post-White Mountain Bohemia -- Finding a holy past : antiquarianism and Catholic revival -- Reshaping the landscape : art and confessional identity -- Formation of the faithful : Catholicism in the countryside -- Sermons, songs, and scripture : reforming believers by the Word -- Pilgrimage and popular piety -- Making Bohemia holy : Christian saints and Jewish martyrs -- Conclusion: Between force and persuasion.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-338) and index.
LCCN	2008041686
ISBN	9780521889292 (hardback)
ISBN	0521889294 (hardback)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	BR1050.C9 L68 2009	✔ Available	Place Hold