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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791214903321

Autore

Harline Craig

Titolo

Miracles at the Jesus Oak : histories of the supernatural in Reformation Europe / / Craig Harline

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven, Connecticut : , : Yale University Press, , [2011]

©2011

ISBN

0-300-16743-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (337 p.)

Disciplina

231.730949309032

Soggetti

Miracles - History of doctrines - 17th century

Miracles - History - 17th century

Belgium Religious life and customs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: New York : Doubleday, a division of Random House, 2003.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [251]-305) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Preface To The Paperback Edition -- Prologue -- 1. Miracles At The Jesus Oak -- 2. Maria Abundant -- 3. The Chapel Of Poor Tailors -- 4. Aldegonde In The Underworld -- 5. The Perfectly Natural Cure Of Wounds -- Epilogue -- Sources -- Illustrations And Credits -- Acknowledgments -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

In the tradition of The Return of Martin Guerre and The Great Cat Massacre, Miracles at the Jesus Oak is a rich, evocative journey into the past and the extraordinary events that transformed the lives of ordinary people.In the musty archive of a Belgian abbey, historian Craig Harline happened upon a vast collection of documents written in the seventeenth century by people who claimed to have experienced miracles and wonders. In Miracles at the Jesus Oak, Harline recasts these testimonies into engaging vignettes that open a window onto the believers, unbelievers, and religious movements of Catholic Europe in the Age of Reformation.Written with grace and charm, Miracles at the Jesus Oak is popular history at its most informative and enlightening.