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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450947603321

Autore

Mullett Michael A.

Titolo

The Catholic Reformation / / Michael A. Mullett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999

ISBN

1-280-33387-1

0-203-01245-3

0-203-26403-7

1-134-65853-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (271 p.)

Disciplina

282/.09/031

Soggetti

Church history - Middle Ages, 600-1500

Counter-Reformation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-246) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Reform in head and members: The medieval background of the Catholic Reformation; The Council of Trent and the Catholic Reformation; New religious orders; The papacy and the episcopate of the Catholic Reformation; The impact of the Catholic Reformation; The Catholic Reformation and the people; The Catholic Reformation and the arts; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Catholic Reformation provides a comprehensive history of the 'Counter Reformation in early modern Europe. Starting from the middle ages, Michael Mullett clearly traces the continuous transformation of the Catholic religion in its structures, bodies and doctrine. He discusses the gain in momentum of Catholic renewal from the time of the Council of Trent, and considers the profound effect of the Protestant Reformation in accelerating its renovation.This book explores how and why the Catholic Reformation occurred, stressing that moves towards restoration were underway well before