Confessional diplomacy in early modern Europe / edited by Roberta Anderson and Charlotte Backerra. - 1 online resource. - Routledge studies in Renaissance and early modern worlds of knowledge .

"Confessional Diplomacy in Early Modern Europe examines the role of religion in diplomacy in early modern Europe. In the period following the Reformations, Europe became divided: all over the continent princes and their people segregated over theological, liturgical, and spiritual matters. At the same time, diplomacy rose as a means of communication and policy, so all powers established long- or short-term embassies and sent envoys to other courts and capitals. The book addresses three main areas where questions of religion and/or confession played a role: Papal diplomacy, priests and other clerics as diplomatic agents, and religion as a question for diplomatic debate, especially concerning embassy chapels"--

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10.4324/9781003080992 doi


Catholic Church--Foreign relations--History.--Europe


Diplomacy--Religious aspects--Catholic Church--History.
Diplomacy--Religious aspects--Christianity--History.
Diplomacy--History.
Christianity and international relations--History.--Europe
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