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Celestial Wonders in Reformation Germany [PDF ebook]

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Celestial phenomena were often harnessed for use by clerics in early modern Germany. Kurihara examines how and why interest in these events grew in this period, how the clergy exploited these beliefs and the role of sectarianism in Germany at this time.

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Format PDF ● Pages 224 ● ISBN 9781317318736 ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2015 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 4446942 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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