Christianity & Society in the Modern World Series: 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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Christianity & Society in the Modern World Series: The Reformation of Ritual, Susan C. Karant-Nunn
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- Title
- Christianity & Society in the Modern World Series: The Reformation of Ritual
- Subtitle
- An Interpretation of Early Modern Germany
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Susan C. Karant-Nunn
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Released
- 1997
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 296
- ISBN10
- 0415113377
- ISBN13
- 9780415113373
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, History, Religious Topics, Christian Themes, Germany, Education & School System, Europe, History of Europe, Anthropology, Inspiration, Ethics, Western Europe, 16th century, History of Religion, Rituals and Ceremonies, Reformation, Martin Luther, Social Conditions, Protocols, Funeral Sermons
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- 4 out of 5
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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.