The Holy Land and the Early Modern Reinvention of Catholicism
The Holy Land and the Early Modern Reinvention of Catholicism
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GBPA shared biblical past has long imbued the Holy Land with special authority as well as a mythic character that has made the region not only the spiritual home for Muslims, Christians, and Jews, but also a source of a living sacred history that informs contemporary realities and religious identities. This book explores the Holy Land as a critical site in which early modern Catholics sought spiritual and political legitimacy during a period of profound and disruptive change. The Ottoman conquest of the region, the division of the Western Church, Catholic reform, the integration of the Mediterranean into global trading networks, and the emergence of new imperial rivalries transformed the Custody of the Holy Land, the venerable Catholic institution that had overseen Western pilgrimage since 1342, into a site of intense intra-Christian conflict by 1517. This contestation underscored the Holy Land's importance as a frontier and center of an embattled Catholic tradition.
- Treats the Holy Land as a shared and revered religious landscape among the three religions of the book
- Brings together diverse documentary source bases for a multi-dimensional examination of an institution and its relations with other faiths and authorities
- Focuses upon the Holy Land as both a local and international site of religious and political engagement
Reviews & endorsements
'Recommended.' T. M. Izbicki, Choice Magazine
'Armstrong's monograph deals with a very large number of topics and offers the most detailed history of the Custody available as well as uniquely meticulous and sensitive discussions of the history, geography, layouts, and even decorations of the holy Christian sites in Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Based on research in archives in Jerusalem, Rome, Venice, Paris, and Madrid, and on careful reading of hundreds of documents, from legal privileges to pilgrims' diaries, The Holy Land and the Reinvention of Catholicism has much to offer scholars of the Middle East and of the Christian presence there, as well as … scholars of early modern France, whether they are interested in its diplomatic, commercial, or religious history.' Moshe Sluhovsky, H-France Review
Product details
May 2021Adobe eBook Reader
9781108962995
0 pages
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Table of Contents
- 1. A Catholic gateway to the Holy Land: the Custodia Terrae Sanctae
- 2. Altars in the holy places and the pursuit of Christian precedence
- 3. The order of the holy sepulcher
- 4. Franc, the protector of the holy places
- 5. The congregation of the propaganda fide and the custody
- 6. A Franciscan Holy Land.
