1st Edition

Indulgences after Luther Pardons in Counter-Reformation France, 1520–1720

By Elizabeth C Tingle Copyright 2015
232 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

Indulgences have been synonymous with corruption in the Catholic Church ever since Martin Luther nailed his ninety-five theses to the church door in Wittenberg in 1517. Tingle explores the nature and evolution of indulgences in the Counter Reformation and how they were used as a powerful tool of personal and institutional reform.

Introduction – Indulgences After Luther: Pardons in Counterreformation France; Chapter 1 Indulgences Debated: The Reformation of Pardons, 1517–1720; Chapter 2 The Production and Consumption of Pardons: The Creation, Dissemination and Reception of Indulgences; Chapter 3 Sites of Salvation: Acquiring Pardons at Home and Away; Chapter 4 Indulgences and Individual Strategies for Salvation; Chapter 5 Places, Objects and Salvation: The Materiality of Pardons; concl Conclusion;

Biography

Elizabeth C. Tingle