Converting Bohemia : Force and Persuasion in the Catholic Reformation (Paperback)

Introduction: a tale of two windows: framing the history of early modern Bohemia; 1. Severed heads and holy bones: authority and culture in post-White Mountain Bohemia; 2. Reshaping identity and reforming the kingdom: confessional change and the nobility; 3. 'Monarchs of Knowledge': mastering dissent in post-White Mountain Bohemia; 4. Finding a holy past: antiquarianism and Catholic revival; 5. Reshaping the landscape: art and confessional identity; 6. Formation of the faithful: Catholicism in the countryside; 7. Sermons, songs and scripture: reforming believers by the word; 8. Pilgrimage and popular piety; 9. Making Bohemia holy: Christian saints and Jewish martyrs; Conclusion: between force and persuasion.