Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-338) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: A tale of two windows : framing the history of early modern Bohemia -- Severed heads and holy bones : authority and culture in post-White Mountain Bohemia -- Reshaping identity and reforming the kingdom : confessional change and the nobility -- "Monarchs of knowledge" : mastering dissent in post-White Mountain Bohemia -- Finding a holy past : antiquarianism and Catholic revival -- Reshaping the landscape : art and confessional identity -- Formation of the faithful : Catholicism in the countryside -- Sermons, songs, and scripture : reforming believers by the Word -- Pilgrimage and popular piety -- Making Bohemia holy : Christian saints and Jewish martyrs -- Conclusion: Between force and persuasion.
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