Historical dictionary of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation / Hans J. Hillerbrand.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hillerbrand, Hans J., 1931-2020, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reformation--Dictionaries.

Reformation.

Counter-Reformation--Dictionaries.

Counter-Reformation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (300 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago ; London : Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Reformation of the 16th century has always been seen as one of the pivotal events in European history. Lord Acton, the famous 19th-century British historian, compared the importance of Martin Luther's speech at the diet at Worms in 1521 with Napoleon's defeat at the Battle of Waterloo in 1813. Lord Acton's may or may not be an extravagant claim, but it is certainly true that the events of the 16th and 17th centuries, now called the Reformation and Counter-Reformation, changed forever the religious and political history of the West.The Historical Dictionary of the Reformation an

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Editor's Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Chronology; The Dictionary; Bibliography; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9781136596773

1136596771

9780203058688

0203058682

9781299459250

1299459250

9781136596704

1136596704

OCLC:

839304528