Communities of devotion : religious orders and society in East Central Europe, 1450-1800 / edited by Maria Crăciun and Elaine Fulton.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Cover; Contents; Series Editor's Preface; List of Illustrations; List of Maps; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Communities of Devotion: Religious Orders and Society in East; 1 Mendicant Piety and the Saxon Community of Transylvania, c.1450-1550; 2 The Influence of Franciscan Friars on Popular Piety in the Kingdom of Hungary at the End of; 3 The Third Path: Charity and Devotion in Late Medieval Transylvanian Towns; 4 Conflict and Cooperation: The Reform of Religious Orders in Early Sixteenth-Century Hungary.

5 Between Bishop and Prince: Monasteries and Authority in Austria in the Late Sixteenth Century6 Mutual Aid: The Jesuits and the Courtier in Sixteenth-Century Vienna; 7 Jesuits, Confessional Identities and Landlordship in God's Transylvanian Vineyard, 1580-1588; 8 Tanquam Peregrini: Pilgrimage Practice in the Bohemian Franciscan Province; 9 The Basilian Monk and the Identity of the Uniate Church in Eighteenth-Century Transylvania; Epilogue; Index.

This collection of essays explores the complex relationship between western monasticism and lay society in east central Europe from the late medieval period to the eighteenth century. It is an important addition to current scholarship, showcasing fresh research on a subject and region on which little has been published in English. As such it will contribute to the reintegration of eastern and western European history, as well as expanding the existing parameters of scholarly discourse into late medieval and early modern religious practice and piety.

English.

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