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Martyrs Mirror A Social History / David Weaver-Zercher.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Weaver-Zercher, David, 1960-
- Series:
- Young Center books in Anabaptist & Pietist studies.
- Young center books in Anabaptist and pietist studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Persecution.
- Christian martyrs--Europe--Biography.
- Christian martyrs.
- Anabaptists--Europe--Biography.
- Anabaptists.
- Braght, Thieleman J. van (Thieleman Janszoon), 1625-1664. Bloedig toneel.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (434 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Manufacture:
- Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2016
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Meticulously researched and illustrated with sketches from early publications of Martyrs Mirror, Weaver-Zercher's ambitious history weaves together the existing scholarship on this iconic text in an accessible and engaging way.
- Contents:
- Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; PART I: The Prehistory and Production of The Bloody Theater; CHAPTER 1. Anabaptism: Origins, Spread, and Persecution; CHAPTER 2. Memorializing Martyrdom before The Bloody Theater; CHAPTER 3. Thieleman van Braght and the Publication of The Bloody Theater; CHAPTER 4. The Bloody Theater: Martyr Stories and More; PART II: Van Braght's Martyrology through the Years; CHAPTER 5. The Bloody Theater Illustrated: The 1685 Martyrs Mirror; CHAPTER 6. A North American Edition: The 1748-49 Ephrata Martyrs Mirror
- CHAPTER 7. Martyrs Mirror in Nineteenth-Century AmericaCHAPTER 8. Martyrs Mirror in Twentieth-Century America; PART III: Contemporary Approaches to Martyrs Mirror; CHAPTER 9. Tradition-Minded Anabaptists and the Use of Martyrs Mirror; CHAPTER 10. Assimilated Mennonites and the Dilemma of Martyrs Mirror; CHAPTER 11. The Most Usable Martyr: Putting Dirk Willems to Work; CHAPTER 12. Going Global: Martyrs Mirror in the Twenty-First Century; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4214-1883-5
- OCLC:
- 946725757
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