The dissolution of monasteries : the case of Denmark in a regional perspective / edited by Per Seesko, Louise Nyholm Kallestrup, Lars Bisgaard.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Seesko, Per, editor, writer of preface.

Kallestrup, Louise Nyholm, 1975- editor, writer of preface.

Bisgaard, Lars, editor, writer of preface, writer of introduction.

Series:

University of Southern Denmark studies in history and social sciences ; 580.

University of Southern Denmark Studies in history and social sciences ; 580

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Monasteries--Denmark.

Monasteries.

Reformation--Denmark.

Reformation.

Religious communities--Denmark.

Religious communities.

Denmark.

Physical Description:

385 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Odense : University Press of Southern Denmark, 2019.

Summary:

The current volume offers a comparative approach to the study of the dissolution of monasteries in Scandinavia. In a Northern European context the Danish reformation has often been portrayed as uncompromising, and yet the dismantling of the monasteries in Denmark was neither easy, nor a fast process. The last Danish monastery was not closed down until 1621. In other words, the central question is why it took so long?0Theologians of Wittenberg were clear on the matter of the monasteries. As a consequence, the task of closing them down was transferred to lay authorities. The process was further complicated by close relations between monasteries and princes and noble families, whom had often contributed in establishing the monasteries. Power balances among these parties changed over time and they varied depending on state and government. Religious orders equally played a part in this process. Despite the many differences, more general patterns can still be traced.0The essays are authored by scholars from a number of disciplines and nationalities and are based on a wide range of sources. They are the outcome of an International conference held at the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, University of Southern Denmark to mark the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation.

Contents:

Reforming monasticism in Reformation history and practice / Euan Cameron

Monasteries and convents as crown fiefs, 1500-1600 - especially for (noble) women? / Grethe Jacobsen

The Dominicans and the Reformation in northern Europe / Johnny Grandjean Gøgsig Jakobsen

Continuity or change? The Danish Franciscans and the Lutheran Reformation / Morten Larsen

The monasteries in Sweden during the Reformation / Martin Berntson

Thrown to the wolves? The fate of Norwegian monasteries after the Reformation / Øystein Ekroll

Monasteries and collegiate chapters in the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein and the Reformation / Oliver Auge

Alive and well - for a while : the Danish Cistercians in their last century 1480-1580 / Brian Patrick McGuire

Fighting for the faith. The Hospitallers and their monasteries after the Reformation in Denmark / Janus Møller Jensen

New wine into old bottles. Maribo Abbey after the Reformation / Kaare Rübner Jørgensen

Between king and congregation. Monastery churches and parish organization in the kingdom of Denmark after the Reformation / Per Seesko

Stones and bones at large. Post-Reformation use of sepulchral monuments and remains from the Danish monastery churches / Rasmus Agertoft

Reformation and the monastery inventory : structures of reuse in the kingdom of Denmark / Svend Clausen

Monastic books in sixteenth-century Denmark / Birgitte Langkilde.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9788740832112

8740832112

OCLC:

1130125340

Publisher Number:

99983730839