Miracles at the Jesus Oak : histories of the supernatural in Reformation Europe / Craig Harline.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harline, Craig, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Miracles--History of doctrines--17th century.

Miracles.

Miracles--History--17th century.

Belgium--Religious life and customs.

Belgium.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Place of Publication:

New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, [2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the tradition of The Return of Martin Guerre and The Great Cat Massacre, Miracles at the Jesus Oak is a rich, evocative journey into the past and the extraordinary events that transformed the lives of ordinary people.In the musty archive of a Belgian abbey, historian Craig Harline happened upon a vast collection of documents written in the seventeenth century by people who claimed to have experienced miracles and wonders. In Miracles at the Jesus Oak, Harline recasts these testimonies into engaging vignettes that open a window onto the believers, unbelievers, and religious movements of Catholic Europe in the Age of Reformation.Written with grace and charm, Miracles at the Jesus Oak is popular history at its most informative and enlightening.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Preface To The Paperback Edition

Prologue

1. Miracles At The Jesus Oak

2. Maria Abundant

3. The Chapel Of Poor Tailors

4. Aldegonde In The Underworld

5. The Perfectly Natural Cure Of Wounds

Epilogue

Sources

Illustrations And Credits

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Originally published: New York : Doubleday, a division of Random House, 2003.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [251]-305) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780300167436

0300167431

OCLC:

884499552