Church, Religion And Society In Early Modern Spain
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: July 19, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780333636947
Subjects: European history: c 1500 to c 1750; Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church; Social history; c 1500 to c 1600; Religion - Church History; Religion; Spain; Christianity - Catholicism; Europe - Spain & Portugal; History / General; Reference; Catholic Church; Church history; History
First sentence: On the eve of the early modern period, Spain occupied a unique position among other contemporary European nations: it was a land of diverse peoples, traditions and faiths, where for centuries Moslems and Jews had enjoyed freedom of worship alongside Christians.
Description: "In this new study, Rawlings evaluates modern approaches to the history of the early modern Spanish Church and examines the results of new research carried out in the field. As well as challenging some of the findings of traditional scholarship, the author assesses and explores the strengths, weaknesses and contradictions inherent in Spain's identification with Catholicism."--BOOK JACKET.