In the shadow of "savage wolves" : anabaptist Münster and the German Reformation during the 1530s / Sigrun Haude.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haude, Sigrun, 1959- author.

Series:

Studies in Central European histories.

Studies in Central European Histories

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anabaptists--Germany--Münster in Westfalen--History--16th century.

Anabaptists.

Westphalia (Germany)--Church history--16th century.

Westphalia (Germany).

Münster in Westfalen (Germany)--Church history--16th century.

Münster in Westfalen (Germany).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 pages)

Place of Publication:

Boston : Humanities Press, [2000]

Summary:

This book examines the multifaceted reactions of political and religious leaders to the Anabaptist reign in Münster (1534-1535). It takes as its point of departure Protestant Strasbourg, Catholic Cologne, as well as the Rhineland, and then broadens the perspective to imperial estates and the empire. The author analyzes the representations of the Münsterites and juxtaposes the fierce language with the actions that were taken to eliminate the Anabaptist menace at home and in Münster. The book is particularly important for scholars of Catholic Reform, of the empire and of confessionalization, of Cologne and Strasbourg, and of Anabaptism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-47580-X

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004475809 DOI