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Religious Plurality at Princely Courts: Dynasty, Politics, and Confession in Central Europe, ca. 1555-1860

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Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association



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Religious Plurality at Princely Courts

Dynasty, Politics, and Confession in Central Europe, ca. 1555-1860

Edited by Benjamin Marschke, Daniel Riches, Alexander Schunka and Sara Smart

294 pages, 7 figs., bibliog., index

ISBN  978-1-80539-487-7 $135.00/£99.00 / Hb / Published (April 2024)

eISBN 978-1-80539-488-4 eBook

https://doi.org/10.3167/9781805394877


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Early modern European monarchies legitimized their rule through dynasty and religion, and ideally the divine right of the ruler corresponded with the confession of the territory. It has thus been assumed that at princely courts only a single confession was present. However, the reality of the confessional circumstances at court commonly involved more than one faith. Religious Plurality at Princely Courts explores the reverberations of biconfessional or multiconfessional intra-Christian situations at courts on dynastic, symbolic, diplomatic, artistic, and theological levels, exploring interreligious dialogue, religious change, and confessional blending. Incorporating perspectives across European studies such as domestic and international politics, dynastic strategies, the history of ideas, women’s and gender history, as well as visual and material culture, the contributions to this volume highlight the dynamics and implications of religious plurality at court.

Benjamin Marschke is Professor of History at the Cal Poly Humboldt, in Arcata, California.

Daniel Riches is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of History at the University of Alabama.

Alexander Schunka is Professor of Early Modern History at Freie Universität Berlin.

Sara Smart is Honorary Associate Professor of German, the University of Exeter, UK.

Subject: History: Medieval/Early ModernCultural Studies (General)
Area: GermanyEurope


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