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Author Eire, Carlos M. N.

Title War against the idols : the reformation of worship from Erasmus to Calvin / Carlos M.N. Eire
Edition First paperback edition
Published Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1986

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Description x, 325 pages ; 24 cm
Contents Machine derived contents note: Acknowledgments -- 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
Analysis Christian church Worship Attitudes of protestants, 1500-1600
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Iconoclasm -- Europe -- 16th century.
Iconoclasm -- Europe.
Iconoclasm.
Idolatry -- History -- 16th century.
Idols and images -- Europe -- Worship -- History of doctrines -- 16th century
Public worship -- History of doctrines -- 16th century.
Public worship -- History -- 16th century.
Reformation.
LC no. 85029069
ISBN 052130685X