The devil's art : divination and discipline in early modern Germany /
Coy, Jason Philip, 1970-
The devil's art : divination and discipline in early modern Germany / Jason Philip Coy. - Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, (c)2020. - 1 online resource (ix, 176 pages). - Studies in early modern German history .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. "Idolatry and Reprobate Infidelity": Divination before the Reformation -- 2. "A Hellish Trap": Divination in Early Reformation Theology -- 3. "Unchristian and Devilish Crimes": Soothsaying and Early Lutheran Disciplinary Efforts -- 4. "Heathenish and Forbidden Abominations": Condemnations of Fortune-Telling during the Wars of Religion -- 5. "Born under an Unlucky Sign": Cunning Folk and Their Clients in an Age of Witch-Hunting 6. "Superstitious Activities": Elite Skepticism and Folk Magic in Enlightenment-Era Germany -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Recent books in the series
"The Devil's Art explores the Lutheran clergy's campaign to root out popular divination among their parishioners in the wake of the Reformation and why these efforts ultimately failed"--
9780813944081
2019047979
Divination--History.--Germany
Lutheran Church--History.--Germany
Electronic Books.
BF1773 / .D485 2020
The devil's art : divination and discipline in early modern Germany / Jason Philip Coy. - Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, (c)2020. - 1 online resource (ix, 176 pages). - Studies in early modern German history .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. "Idolatry and Reprobate Infidelity": Divination before the Reformation -- 2. "A Hellish Trap": Divination in Early Reformation Theology -- 3. "Unchristian and Devilish Crimes": Soothsaying and Early Lutheran Disciplinary Efforts -- 4. "Heathenish and Forbidden Abominations": Condemnations of Fortune-Telling during the Wars of Religion -- 5. "Born under an Unlucky Sign": Cunning Folk and Their Clients in an Age of Witch-Hunting 6. "Superstitious Activities": Elite Skepticism and Folk Magic in Enlightenment-Era Germany -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Recent books in the series
"The Devil's Art explores the Lutheran clergy's campaign to root out popular divination among their parishioners in the wake of the Reformation and why these efforts ultimately failed"--
9780813944081
2019047979
Divination--History.--Germany
Lutheran Church--History.--Germany
Electronic Books.
BF1773 / .D485 2020