Acknowledgements; List of Figures; Introduction; 1. Exploring the World of Wunderzeichen; 2. Lutheran Clergy and Wunderzeichen Discourses; 3. 'An Eagle Hurting Himself'; 4. Irenaeus against 'Spiritual Wolves'; 5. Irenaeus against the Concord; 6. Andreae's Pastoral Use of Wunderzeichen; 7. Celestial Wonders under the Shadow of War; Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; Index
Summary
Celestial phenomena were often harnessed for use by clerics in early modern Germany. Kurihara examines how and why interest in these events grew in this period, how the clergy exploited these beliefs and the role of sectarianism in Germany at this time
