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The miracle of Amsterdam : biography of a contested devotion / Charles Caspers and Peter Jan Margry.
Van Pelt Library BX2324.N4 C37313 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Caspers, Charles, 1953- author.
- Margry, P. J. (Peter Jan), author.
- Standardized Title:
- Mirakel van Amsterdam. English
- Language:
- Dutch
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Miracles.
- History.
- Netherlands--Amsterdam.
- Processions, Religious--Catholic Church--Netherlands--Amsterdam.
- Processions, Religious.
- Processions, Religious--Catholic Church.
- Miracles--Netherlands--Amsterdam--History.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- pages cm
- Place of Publication:
- Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, [2019]
- Summary:
- "The Miracle of Amsterdam presents a "cultural biography" of a Dutch devotional manifestation. According to tradition, on the night of March 15, 1345, a Eucharistic host thrown into a burning fireplace was found intact hours later. A chapel was erected over the spot, and the citizens of Amsterdam became devoted to their "Holy Stead." From the original Eucharistic processions evolved the custom of individual devotees walking around the chapel while praying in silence, and the growing international pilgrimage site contributed to the rise and prosperity of Amsterdam. With the arrival of the Reformation, the Amsterdam Miracle became a point of contention between Catholics and Protestants, and the changing fortunes of this devotion provide us a front-row seat to the challenges facing religion in the world today. Caspers and Margry trace these transformations and their significance through the centuries, from the Catholic medieval period through the Reformation to the present day"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Creation and expansion of a cult (1345/1500)
- In the Habsburgs' favor (1500/1600)
- The miracle on the margins (1600/1795)
- The battle for public space (1795/1881)
- The silent walk as a national symbol of identity (1881/1960)
- Revolution and the reinvention of tradition (1960/2015)
- Conflict or consensus?.
- Notes:
- Translation of: Het mirakel van Amsterdam : biografie van een betwiste devotie.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Caspers, Charles, 1953- author. Miracle of Amsterdam
- ISBN:
- 9780268105655
- 0268105650
- OCLC:
- 1053607360
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