Performing the Reformation
Subtitle: religious festivals in contemporary Wittenberg
By: Barry Stephenson.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780199732753
Subjects: Fasts and feasts; Fasts and feasts -- Germany -- Wittenberg (Saxony-Anhalt); Wittenberg (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) -- Religious life and customs; Wittenberg (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) -- Description and travel
Description: This is a field study of religious tourism and festivity in contemporary Wittenberg, Germany, the one-time home of Martin Luther. The author presents the vibrant details of Wittenberg's Luther festivals and pilgrimage scene, describing rites and performances, and includes the voices and narratives of people encountered in the field.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: approaching Lutherland; title: Opening the door; title: The Wittenberg festivals; title: A mighty fortress?; title: Martin Luther, German hero; title: Sociability, conviviality; title: The carnivalesque, processing change; title: Pilgrimage, sacred space.