Topic: 6. Sacrifices of self: Martyrology after Reformation (16th-18th Century)

During the volatile period between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries, the concept of martyrdom underwent significant reinterpretations across different Christian denominations. This section explores how Catholics, Protestants, and Anabaptists each uniquely perceived and portrayed martyrdom. Protestants, countering the Catholic notion of sainthood, crafted new martyrologies to establish a lineage of sacrifice rooted in what they deemed as true faith. Similarly, the Anabaptists viewed the state of persecution, as chronicled in their martyrologies, as a testament to being part of the true church. This collection includes a wide array of early modern Catholic, Lutheran, Calvinist, and Anabaptist printed sources and images. It is further enriched by a comprehensive bibliography spanning from the 19th to the 21st Century, offering modern perspectives on these historical interpretations

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Lander, J. M.; McEachern, C.; Shuger, D. (Ed.)

Foxe’s Books of Martyrs: printing and popularising the Acts and Monuments

in: Religion and Culture in Renaissance England, pp. 69-92

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Law, T. G.

The Martyrs of the Year of the Armada

in: The Month and Catholic Review, v. 35 (1879), issue 1: pp.71-85.

Lestringant, F.

Salomon et le sang des Martyrs: Du Martyrologe Huguenot Aux Tragiques D'Agrippa D'Aubigné

in: Revue d'Histoire littéraire de la France, v. 92e (1992), issue 4: pp.657-668.

Lowry, J.

Het Offer des Heeren

in: Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, v. 33 (2010), issue : pp.10-31.

McKnight, L. B.; Hamilton, D. B. - Strier, R. (Eds.)

Crucifixion or Apocalypse? Refiguring the Eikon Basilike

in: Religion, Literature, and Politics in Post-Reformation England, 1540-1688, pp. 138-160

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996.


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