Indulgences after Luther: Pardons in Counter-Reformation France, 1520-1720 / Edition 1

by Elizabeth C Tingle

Overview

Indulgences have been synonymous with corruption in the Catholic Church ever since Martin Luther nailed his ninety-five theses to the church door in Wittenberg in 1517. Tingle explores the nature and evolution of indulgences in the Counter Reformation and how they were used as a powerful tool of personal and institutional reform.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781848935020
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/01/2015
Series:	Religious Cultures in the Early Modern World
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements ix

List of Figures xi

Abbreviations xiii

Introduction: Indulgences after Luther: Pardons in Counter-Reformation France 1

1 Indulgences Debated: The Reformation of Pardons, 1517-1720 17

2 The Production and Consumption of Pardons: The Creadon, Dissemination and Reception of Indulgences 51

3 Sites of Salvation: Acquiring Pardons at Home and Away 75

4 Indulgences and Individual Strategies for Salvation 111

5 Places, Objects and Salvation: The Materiality of Pardons 135

Conclusion 155

Works Cited 161

Notes 181

Index 215