The Reformation of Ritual
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The Reformation of Ritual

An Interpretation of Early Modern Germany

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The Reformation of Ritual

An Interpretation of Early Modern Germany

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In The Reformation of Ritual Susan Karant-Nunn explores the function of ritual in early modern German society, and the extent to which it was modified by the Reformation.
Employing anthropological insights, and drawing on extensive archival research, Susan Karant-Nunn outlines the significance of the ceremonial changes. This comprehensive study includes an examination of all major rites of passage: birth, baptism, confirmation, engagement, marriage, the churching of women after childbirth, penance, the Eucharist, and dying. The author argues that the changes in ritual made over the course of the century reflect more than theological shifts; ritual was a means of imposing discipline and of making the divine more or less accessible. Church and state cooperated in using ritual as one means of gaining control of the populace.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2005
ISBN
9781134829187
Edition
1
Topic
History
Subtopic
World History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. COVER PAGE
  2. TITLE PAGE
  3. COPYRIGHT PAGE
  4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  5. INTRODUCTION
  6. 1. ENGAGEMENT AND MARRIAGE CEREMONIES: TAMING THE BEAST WITHIN
  7. 2. TO BEAT THE DEVIL: BAPTISM AND THE CONQUEST OF SIN
  8. 3. CHURCHING, A WOMEN’S RITE
  9. 4. REPENTANCE, CONFESSION, AND THE LORD’S TABLE: SEPARATING THE DIVINE FROM THE HUMAN
  10. 5. BANNING THE DEAD AND ORDERING THE LIVING: THE SELECTIVE RETENTION OF CATHOLIC PRACTICE
  11. 6. RITUAL CHANGE: CONCLUSIONS
  12. NOTES