Title Cultural diffusion and religious reformation in sixteenth-century Transylvania : how the Jesuits dealt with the Orthodox and Catholic ideas / Ioan-Aurel Pop ; with a foreword by Norman Housley

Published Lewiston, New York : The Edwin Mellen Press, [2014]

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Description 1 online resource (iii, 217 pages) Contents Cultural Diffusion and Religious Reformation in Sixteenth-Century Transylvania: How the Jesuits Dealt with the Orthodox and Catholic Ideas; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1 -- An Outline of Transylvanian History; Chapter 2 -- The Political and Religious Situation of Transylvania in the 16th Century; Chapter 3 -- The Image of the Other; Chapter 4 -- The Perception of One's Origin and Ethnic Identity; Chapter 5 -- Leading Personalities Having a Double, Triple or Multiple Ethnic and Confessional Identity Chapter 6 -- Transylvanian Culture Models in the Century of the Protestant ReformationChapter 7 -- New Cultural Landmarks Within the Carpathian Borders; Chapter 8 -- The Humanis and Religious Education of the Germans and of The Hungarians; Chapter 9 -- Culture and Education with the Romanians; Chapter 10 -- The Jesuit Missions and The Higher Education Initiatives Meant to Counteract the Reformation and Influence the Orthodox Believers; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index Summary An extraordinarily valuable study by the doyen of Transylvanian history. Political and religious changes, fueled by the Reformation, assaulted the status-quo in European nations during the 16th Century, yet the tiny Principality of Transylvania, ruled by three separate 'nation-estates', ascribing simultaneously to seven separate religious allegiances, managed to embrace their ethnic and religious diversity without engaging in the ferocious religious wars plaguing Europe at that time Notes Print version record Subject Jesuits -- Romania -- Transylvania -- History -- 16th century SUBJECT Jesuits fast Subject Religious pluralism -- Romania -- Transylvania -- History -- 16th century Cultural pluralism -- Romania -- Transylvania -- History -- 16th century RELIGION -- Christianity -- History. Cultural pluralism Religious pluralism SUBJECT Transylvania (Romania) -- Church history -- 16th century Subject Romania -- Transylvania Genre/Form Church history History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780773445550 0773445552

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