On Certain Forms of Religious Propaganda in the Sixteenth Century

Martin Luther frequently praised printing as a gift of God, & the Protestant reformers skillfully used books, music, & engravings in the service of their propaganda. The reissue of Max Geisberg's The German Single Leaf Woodcut 1500-1550 (Strauss, W. L. [Ed], New York, 1974) provides an...

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Published in:Annales : histoire, sciences sociales (French ed.) sciences sociales (French ed.), 1981-01, Vol.36 (1), p.16-25
Main Author: Deyon, Pierre
Format: Article
Language:fre
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Catholic/Catholics/Catholicism (see also Roman Catholic)
Church/Churches
Propaganda/Propagandist/ Propagandistic
Protestant/Protestants/ Protestantism
Religion/Religions/Religious
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Summary:Martin Luther frequently praised printing as a gift of God, & the Protestant reformers skillfully used books, music, & engravings in the service of their propaganda. The reissue of Max Geisberg's The German Single Leaf Woodcut 1500-1550 (Strauss, W. L. [Ed], New York, 1974) provides an overview of the talent of the artists enrolled in the service of this movement. The Catholic Church was initially caught unprepared, looking askance at translations of the holy books into the vernacular & fearing the widespread dissemination of theological debate. Only later was an appropriate response developed, but the history of the Parisian League gives some idea of its effectiveness. Debate crystallized around the meaning of the Eucharist, with opposition reflecting two different conceptions of the relations between man & the divine & salvation. Modified HA.
ISSN:0395-2649