Power in the blood

popular culture and village discourse in early modern Germany

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English
Pages
250

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Cover of: Power in the Blood
Power in the Blood: Popular Culture and Village Discourse in Early Modern Germany
January 29, 1988, Cambridge University Press
Paperback in English - New Ed edition
Cover of: Das zweischneidige Schwert
Cover of: Power in the Blood
Power in the Blood: Popular Culture and Village Discourse in Early Modern Germany
January 25, 1985, Cambridge University Press
Hardcover in English
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Power in the blood: popular culture and village discourse in early modern Germany
1984, Cambridge University Press
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Table of Contents

Illustrations Page viii
Preface Page ix
Introduction. Perspectives on the analysis of early modern state practice Page 1
1. Communion and community: The refusal to attend the Lord's Supper in the sixteenth century Page 37
2. A prophet in the Thirty Years' War: Penance as a social metaphor Page 61
3. The sacred bond of unity: Community through the eyes of a thirteen-year-old witch (1683) Page 94
4. Blasphemy, adultery and persecution: Paranoia in the pulpit (1969-1710) Page 113
5. The conscience of the poor: A village detective story (1733-43) Page 144
6. The sins of belief: A village remedy for hoof and mouth disease (1796) Page 174
Conclusion Page 199
Notes Page 214
Glossary Page 238
General Index Page 241
Index of Places Page 249

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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Cambridge [Cambridgeshire], New York

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Dewey Decimal Class
274.3/4706
Library of Congress
BR857.W8 S22 1984

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
x, 250 p.
Number of pages
250
Weight
518 grams

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL2843075M
ISBN 10
0521264553
LCCN
84005023
OCLC/WorldCat
10532245
Library Thing
30463
Goodreads
6053878

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Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, will be guilty of profaning the body and blood of the Lord.
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