Iconoclasm in the Thurgau: Two Related Incidents in the Summer of 1524
The rapid response in the surrounding countryside to Zurich's Bildermandat (Mandate on Images) in June of 1524, suggest the pre-existence of underlying social and religious tensions. The article examines the social and economic background to two incidents in the Thurgau which occurred, along wi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc.
1993
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The sixteenth century journal
Year: 1993, Volume: 24, Issue: 3, Pages: 577-593 |
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| Summary: | The rapid response in the surrounding countryside to Zurich's Bildermandat (Mandate on Images) in June of 1524, suggest the pre-existence of underlying social and religious tensions. The article examines the social and economic background to two incidents in the Thurgau which occurred, along with numerous others, within a few weeks following the Mandate. While these illustrate widely different aspects of rural iconoclasm in Switzerland, they both reveal some of the underlying tensions. The article suggests that the application of Clifford Geetz's anthropological model on religious change may lead to a deeper understanding of these tensions, and raises questions for further research. These point to two main areas of inquiry: First, to the peasant society's perceptions of the social, economic, and political role of the Catholic Church, its local clergy as well as the monastic institutions in the countryside; second, to the divisions within the peasant society itself, between the elite and a growing group of marginal farmers, struggling against growing population pressure. |
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| ISSN: | 2326-0726 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The sixteenth century journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/2542110 |