Renaissance and Reformation - C - Oxford Bibliographies
Calvin, John
Graeme Murdock
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2011-08-26
John Calvin Introduction John Calvin (also known as Jean Calvin) left his native France in fear of persecution because of his association with ...
Calvinism
Graeme Murdock
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2011-06-29
Calvinism Introduction Calvinism was a term first used by Calvin’s opponents. Calvinism has become a widely used label to describe the ideas ad...
Cardinals
Stella Fletcher
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2012-06-26
Cardinals Introduction Deriving from the Latin cardo (hinge), cardinals were originally priests permanently attached to particular churches. R...
Catholicism, Early Modern
Thomas Worcester
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2012-11-21
Early Modern Catholicism Introduction “Early modern Catholicism” is a broad, inclusive term employed by many historians in the late 20th and e...
Cervantes, Miguel de
Hilaire Kallendorf
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2010-05-10
Miguel de Cervantes Introduction Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (b. 1547–d. 1616) is widely considered to be the greatest Spanish writer of all...
China and Europe, 1550-1800
Nicolas Standaert, Ad Dudink
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2012-10-25
China and Europe, 1550–1800 Introduction The contacts between China and Europe in the period 1550–1800 (which corresponds to the late Ming and...
Christian-Muslim Exchange
Eric R Dursteler
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2010-05-10
Christian-Muslim Exchange Introduction The historical relationship between Islam and Christianity has deep historiographical roots; however,...
Cities and Urban Patriciates
Alexander Cowan
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2010-05-10
Cities and Urban Patriciates Introduction Urban centers had an influence on the development of Renaissance Europe disproportionate to their o...
Civic Ritual
Sharon Strocchia
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2010-05-10
Civic Ritual Introduction Civic rituals mobilized a range of people, objects, urban spaces and notions of time in organized, sometimes scrip...
Classical Tradition, The
Craig Kallendorf
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2010-05-10
The Classical Tradition Introduction Even the word “Renaissance” (“rebirth” in French) points to the effort to revive the learning of antiq...
Columbus, Christopher
William D. Phillips
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2010-05-10
Christopher Columbus Introduction Christopher Columbus and his voyages captured the imagination of contemporaries and have continued to fas...
Confraternities
Nicholas Terpstra
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2012-08-29
Confraternities Introduction Confraternities were the lay face of the Renaissance and early modern Catholic Church. Present in every city, vil...
Convent Culture
Sharon Strocchia
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2010-05-10
Convent Culture Introduction The study of women living in organized religious communities in late medieval and early modern Europe has rece...
Costume
Susan Mosher Stuard
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2012-07-24
Costume Introduction Costume is a relatively new field of study, and its literature is interdisciplinary. Currently, the field draws from lite...
Crime and Punishment
Trevor Dean
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2013-04-22
Crime and Punishment Introduction The study of crime and criminal justice has been one of the most lively areas of the historiography of late ...
Cromwell, Oliver
Sarah Covington
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2010-05-10
Oliver Cromwell Introduction More than any other figure of 17th-century England, Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658) leaves behind a complex and debate...
Death and Dying
Sarah Covington
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2012-06-26
Death and Dying Introduction Beliefs and practices relating to death underwent profound transformations in the early modern period and continu...
Dentière, Marie
Mary McKinley
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2011-08-26
Marie Dentière Introduction Marie Dentière (b. 1495–d. c. 1561) was the daughter of a noble family (d’Ennetières) and an advocate of religio...
Dialogue
David Marsh
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2012-06-26
Dialogue Introduction By dramatically representing its cultural context, the dialogue has provided a timely and lively portrait of philosophic...
Drama, English Renaissance
David Bevington
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2010-05-10
English Renaissance Drama Introduction The drama of Renaissance England was truly remarkable and not just because William Shakespeare wrote...
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