Lutherans Fight the Plague in the Sixteenth Century
How did people in the early modern period react to the regularly recurring outbreaks of the plague? The example of the Electorate of Brandenburg shows how Lutheranism met this challenge in the second half of the sixteenth century. Politics, medicine, and religion were equally important in countering...
| Published in: | Lutheran quarterly |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Johns Hopkins University Press
2022
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Lutheran quarterly
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| IxTheo Classification: | CH Christianity and Society KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KDD Protestant Church ZC Politics in general |
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| Summary: | How did people in the early modern period react to the regularly recurring outbreaks of the plague? The example of the Electorate of Brandenburg shows how Lutheranism met this challenge in the second half of the sixteenth century. Politics, medicine, and religion were equally important in countering the epidemic. The guiding principle of fighting the plague was twofold: to repent and to take the necessary countermeasures. Faith and reason were equally important, with religion framing politics and medicine. |
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| ISSN: | 2470-5616 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Lutheran quarterly
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/lut.2022.0031 |