Catholic Belief and Survival in Late Sixteenth-Century Vienna The Case of Georg Eder (1523-87) |
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Author:
| Fulton, Elaine |
Series title: | St Andrews Studies in Reformation History Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-7546-5652-4 |
Publication Date: | May 2007 |
Publisher: | Routledge
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $259.00 |
Book Description:
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Dr Georg Eder was an extraordinary figure who rose from humble origins to hold a number of high positions at Vienna University and the city's Habsburg court between 1552 and 1584. Pivoting around a dramatic incident in 1573, when Eder's ferocious anti-Lutheran polemic, the Evangelical Inquisition, fell under sharp Imperial condemnation, this book investigates key aspects of his career and adds significantly to the wider canon of Reformation history by re-examining the nature and extent...
More DescriptionDr Georg Eder was an extraordinary figure who rose from humble origins to hold a number of high positions at Vienna University and the city's Habsburg court between 1552 and 1584. Pivoting around a dramatic incident in 1573, when Eder's ferocious anti-Lutheran polemic, the Evangelical Inquisition, fell under sharp Imperial condemnation, this book investigates key aspects of his career and adds significantly to the wider canon of Reformation history by re-examining the nature and extent of Catholicism at the Viennese court in the latter half of the sixteenth century.