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The Reformation of the dead : death and ritual in early modern Germany, 1450-1700 / Craig M. Koslofsky.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Koslofsky, Craig.
- Series:
- Early modern history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Death--Religious aspects--Lutheran Church--History of doctrines.
- Death.
- Funeral rites and ceremonies--Germany--History.
- Funeral rites and ceremonies.
- Funeral service--Lutheran Church--History.
- Funeral service.
- Reformation--Germany.
- Reformation.
- Funeral service--Lutheran Church.
- History.
- Death--Religious aspects--Lutheran Church.
- Germany.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 223 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : St. Martin's Press, 2000.
- Summary:
- Not reforming the dead, which might outstrip even the most enthusiastic optimism of newly converted protestants, but how the Protestant Reformation impacted the religious activities relating to the dead is Koslofsky's (history, U. of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign) concern. He describes how sons and daughters stopped payments for intercession for the souls of their deceased parents; citizens mocked the relics of their patron saints; and people of all stations stopped buying indulgences, singing masses for the dead, and touching the relics of a saint. They also closed Purgatory.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 160-219) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0312229100
- OCLC:
- 123134795
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