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Cambridge University Press From Madrid to Purgatory
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Yale University Press Reformations
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Eire’s vast learning is on display throughout this enormous (and handsomely illustrated) work.”—Michael Massing, New York Times Book Review“Monumental”—Charlotte Methuen, Times Literary Supplement“Reformations is a massive study of early modern Europe, both Protestant and Catholic. It is a volume worth perusing carefully, both to think with and to learn from.”—Prof. Benjamin M. Guyer, Reviews in History“Reformations is a major milestone in the field of Reformation studies that will inspire discussion and debates.”—R. Po-chia Hsia, Journal of Jesuit Studies“A remarkable achievement. [Eire] takes immense pains to give an even-handed account of the Protestant and Catholic Reformations. . . This massive and remarkable book presents convincing evidence.”—Anthony Kenny, Literary Review“This is a huge book but don’t be put off by its size. It more than lives up to Eire’s promise in his preface of being an introduction and survey for beginners and non-specialists. . . Eire’s prose is transparent, elegant and witty, his narrative enlivened by sparkling insights and one-liners.”—Anne Dillon, Tablet “Fascinating reading. The author is a gifted writer who particularly excels at the ability to expound theological ideas. If you read only one book about the Reformation in the year of its 500th anniversary, this is probably the one to choose.”—Paul Richardson, Church of England Newspaper“[Reformations] provides a readable and stimulating overview of European history between 1450 and 1650 (and often well into the 18th century) that is accessible to newcomers to the discipline, while being sufficiently broad and well-researched to be useful to specialists in early modern history who wish to know more about aspects of the period outside of their area of expertise.”—Sam Kennerley, Reviews in History “This is certainly a good read . . . this enormous survey is well worth reading for its insights and some shrewd assessments.”—Dr. G. R. Evans, Church Times“Carlos Eire’s massive, ambitious new survey navigates the rollercoaster of the Reformation period with all the drama and verve of the ages itself, using these developments as a lens through which to understand early modern Europe as a whole.”—David Gehring, History Today “Eire attempts throughout to keep his writing accessible to the non-specialist reader and he succeeds admirably in this task. His style is lively, engaging and fair minded. He also masterfully weaves anecdotes or little-known facts into the narrative.”—Philip Scheepers, Vox ReformataWinner of the 2017 American Publishers Awards for Professional & Scholarly Excellence (PROSE) in the European & World History category.Winner of the 2017 American Publishers Awards for Professional & Scholarly Excellence (PROSE) in the Excellence in Humanities category.Winner of the 2017 R.R. Hawkins Award given by the American Publishers Awards for Professional & Scholarly Excellence (PROSE).Carlos Eire’s Reformations: The Early Modern World, 1450-1650is the second winner of the The Pelikan Award, a biannual prize awarded by Yale University Press to a distinguished book on religion published by the Press in the previous two years.“Carlos Eire’s Reformations is a work of remarkable scope and ambition, a magnificent sweep through four centuries, and as many continents, tracing in original and perceptive ways the unforeseeable consequences—in religion, politics, culture, science—of the convulsions that started in western Christianity at the close of the Middle Ages. Eire writes with insight and empathy about the values and visions of a fervent and often violent age. He does not shield us from the strangeness and complexity of the past, but we come away with a much enhanced understanding of the lines connecting it to our present.”—Peter Marshall, University of Warwick“An ambitious and highly successful project. Wonderfully balanced and nicely nuanced, the book is a genuine tour de force in bringing together the various elements of the Reformations, from their meaning for the educated and sophisticated proponents (and opponents) to their reception (or rejection) by the mass of ordinary and unlettered persons who ‘lived’ amid the swirl of religious change.”—Raymond Mentzer, University of Iowa“Carlos Eire contributes to our understanding of the Reformations as Europe-wide phenomena, highlights the diversity of Protestantism, and shows how vibrant Catholic reform could be.”—Kathryn A. Edwards, University of South Carolina“It takes an unusually perceptive, judicious, knowledgeable, and yes brave person to write a book this big and sweeping, given all the ink spelled and trees felled and terabytes devoted to the Reformation, and Carlos Eire is all of those. It is beautifully structured, gracefully written, evenhanded in its treatment of Catholic, Protestant, and Radical movements, and most importantly equally at home in the Reformation and the present. Read this and you will understand both worlds better.”—Craig Harline, Author of Conversions: Two Family Stories from the Reformation and Modern America
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Cambridge University Press From Madrid to Purgatory
Book SynopsisThis is the first full-length study of Spanish attitudes towards death and the afterlife during the peak years of the Counter-Reformation. It includes detailed accounts of the ways in which the 'good' deaths of King Philip II and Saint Teresa of Avila were interpreted by contemporaries.Trade Review'This is a finely researched, lucidly written and carefully nuanced study.' Henry Kamen, The Times Literary SupplementTable of ContentsPrologue: death and the sun; Part I. Eager for Heaven: Death and Testamentary Discourse in Madrid, 1520–1599: 1. Wills and the history of death in Madrid; 2. Approaching the divine tribunal; 3. Relinquishing one's body; 4. Impressing God and neighbor; 5. Planning for the soul's journey; 6. Aiding the needy, aiding oneself; 7. Conclusion; Part II. The King's Dissolving Body: Philip II and the Royal Paradigm of Death: 1. King Philip and his palace of death; 2. The king's many requiems; 3. Drawing lessons from the king's death; 4. Defending the faith through ritual; 5. Death, the Spanish monarchy, and the myth of sacredness; 6. Conclusion; Part III. The Saint's Heavenly Corpse: Teresa of Avila and the Ultimate Paradigm of Death: 1. From Alba to Heaven; 2. Come sweet death, come swift dying; 3. Imperishable flesh, incomparable wonder; 4. Earthbound no longer; 5. Saint Teresa's apparitions; 6. Conclusion; Epilogue: in death as in life: from the daily rounds of Hell to the vestibule of Heaven.
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Cambridge University Press War against the Idols The Reformation of Worship from Erasmus to Calvin
Book SynopsisIn the second decade of the sixteenth century medieval piety suddenly began to be attacked in some places as 'idolatry', or false religion. Wherever these ideas became accepted, churches were sacked, images smashed and burned, relics destroyed, and the Catholic Mass abolished. This study calls attention to the centrality of the idolatry issue for the Reformation. It traces the development of Protestant iconoclastic theology and practice, provides a survey and synthesis of its unfolding from Erasmus through Calvin, and lays a foundation for understanding the Reformed ideology that stood in conflict with Catholicism and Lutheranism. Professor Eire's main thesis is that the argument against 'idolatry' was central to Reformed Protestantism, both in its theological aspect and in its political ramifications, and that it reached its fullest and most enduring expression in Calvinism.Trade Review"Eire paints on a large canvas in order to tell for the first time the whole story of iconoclasm...the author has made an important contribution." The Times Literary Supplement"...Eire's lucid synthesis cuts a broad furrow across the intellectual and political terrain of the sixteenth century...specialists and non-specialists alike can find here an interpretation of sixteenth-century history that illuminates what the Reformation meant to its creators and to posterity." Canadian Journal of History"Excellently researched and argued, this book illustrates the clear connection between ideas and action and the significance ofverstehen." Christian Sociologist NewsletterTable of ContentsAcknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The state of lay devotion in the late middle ages; 2. Erasmus as critic of late medieval piety; 3. Early reformers and the question of idolatry; 4. Iconoclasm, revolution, and the reformation in Switzerland and Geneva, 1527–1536; 5. Humanism and reform in France: the seeds of calvinism; 6. John Calvin's attack on idolatry; 7. Calvin against the nicodemites; 8. From iconoclasm to revolution: the political dimensions of the war against idolatry; Conclusion; Index.
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Yale University Press They Flew
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Yale University Press The Age of Reform 12501550
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Steven Ozment’s Age of Reform remains provocative, magisterial, and incisive; the indispensable guide to the complex web of deep continuities and radical changes in the religious and intellectual history of medieval and Reformation Europe.”—Christopher Boyd Brown, General Editor of the American Edition of Luther’s Works“This new edition of Steven Ozment's work is crucial and timely. His expansive vision of the Reformation challenges us to reconsider how seismic changes in the sixteenth century influenced the development of religion in the West.”—Bruce Gordon, Yale University"The Age of Reform remains the go-to textbook for a masterful account of the religious and intellectual histories of Reformation Europe framed within their medieval context. Its penetrating insights, alongside its eloquence and clarity, make it an enduring treasure."—G. Sujin Pak, Duke Divinity School“Few historians have had the capacity to reach so large an audience with a study of such subtlety and originality. Steven Ozment brought to his work a restless search for truth and has given generations of students a window into a world undergoing a profound intellectual transformation.”—Andrew Pettegree, University of St. Andrews
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Yale University Press They Flew A History of the Impossible
Book SynopsisAn award-winning historian’s examination of impossible events at the dawn of modernity and of their enduring significanceTrade Review“Historically rich and superbly written.”—David J. Davis, Wall Street Journal“[This] mischievous history of miracles during the early modern period pokes at our most basic assumptions about life, the universe, and everything.”—The Bulwark“They Flew, written in Eire’s familiar evocative, beguiling narrative manner, is in fact more revealing for what it does not say. His oblique style is famous.”—Jan Machielsen, Times Literary Supplement“Eire is a master storyteller. . . . A spellbinding narrative reminiscent of the best works of Carlo Ginzburg and Natalie Zemon Davis. . . . [A] masterpiece of historical scholarship.”—Peter B. Kaufman, Los Angeles Review of Books“[A] compelling new book. . . . Eire makes a powerful case for taking [these stories] seriously, and considering them through the eyes of the society in which they happened.”—Katherine Harvey, Engelsberg Ideas“[Eire] challenges assumptions by providing an informative, engaging, and extraordinarily provocative account of ‘impossible events.’”—Glenn C. Altschuler, Jerusalem Post“Eire’s aim in this capacious, deeply researched and often perplexing book is to account for episodes of the miraculous.”—Stuart Walton, London Magazine“A fascinating study. . . . Prof Eire is sincerely sympathetic to the complexities and strangeness of the human condition and writes elegantly and clearly.”—Bob Rickard, Fortean Times“This book is a game-changer. Eire engages in extensive primary textual work in multiple languages, goes down all the skeptical pathways (including demonological ones), and practices the historian’s bracketing of the obvious truth question: ‘Well, did these people fly or not?’ Eire’s deeper conclusion is secreted, or just shouted, in the title: They Flew. And that, well, that changes everything.”—Jeffrey J. Kripal, author of The Superhumanities: Historical Precedents, Moral Objections, New Realities“Eire has once again done the impossible: written a book with the pace of a thriller and the scope of a historical monograph. He has historically unraveled levitations and bilocations, where the temporal merges with the spiritual: Newton’s gravity with Teresa’s ecstasies. Specialists will find deep insights and general readers will enter a new fascinating universe.”—Jaume Aurell, author of Medieval Self‑Coronations: The History and Symbolism of a Ritual“With sophistication and subtlety, sensitivity and sympathy, Carlos Eire follows the unlikely thread of abundant testimonies about human levitation and bilocation in sixteenth‑ and seventeenth‑century Catholic Europe. His book invites self‑examination about cocksure assumptions and uncritical dogmatisms in the present. A profound meditation on religion, history, and the meanings of modernity, They Flew shows that a history of the impossible is not just possible—it has now been realized.”—Brad S. Gregory, author of The Unintended Reformation: How a Religious Revolution Secularized Society“Eire has written an engaging and monumental history of supernatural belief during a period when the miraculous coincided with the Age of Reason: flying nuns and friars were contemporaries of Isaac Newton. For Protestants and Catholics alike, the supernatural imaginary maintained a powerful hold.”—Alison Weber, University of Virginia“Only Carlos Eire could take us on this journey to the impossible. A brilliant feat of scholarship and imagination that requires us to look again at an early modern world we thought we knew.”—Bruce Gordon, Yale University
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