Bodies in early modern religious dissent: naked, veiled, vilified, worshipped

"In early modern times, religious affiliation was often communicated through bodily practices. Despite various attempts at definition, these practices remained extremely fluid and lent themselves to individual appropriation and to evasion of church and state control. Because bodily practices pr...

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Contributors: Fischer, Elisabeth 1987- (Editor) ; Tippelskirch, Xenia von (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: London New York Routledge, Taylor & Francis 2021
In:Year: 2021
Volumes / Articles:Show volumes/articles.
Series/Journal:Routledge studies in early modern religious dissents and radicalism
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Christianity / Judaism / Body / History 1500-1800
Further subjects:B Identification (religion) Case studies
B Body art Miscellanea Case studies
B Identification (religion)
B Body art
B Dissenters, Religious History Case studies
B Dissenters, Religious History
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Summary:"In early modern times, religious affiliation was often communicated through bodily practices. Despite various attempts at definition, these practices remained extremely fluid and lent themselves to individual appropriation and to evasion of church and state control. Because bodily practices prompted much debate, they serve as a useful starting point for examining denominational divisions, allowing scholars to explore the actions of smaller and more radical divergent groups. The focus on bodies and conflicts over bodily practices are the starting point for the contributors to this volume who depart from established national and denominational historiographies to probe the often-ambiguous phenomena occurring at the interstices of confessional boundaries. In this way, the authors examine a variety of religious living conditions, socio-cultural groups, and spiritual networks of early modern Europe and the Americas. The cases gathered here skillfully demonstrate the diverse ways in which regional and local differences affected the interpretation of bodily signs. This book will appeal to scholars and students of early modern Europe and the Americas, as well as those interested in religious and gender history, and the history of dissent"--
Item Description:Literaturangaben
ISBN:0367533227