Confessional diplomacy in early modern Europe / edited by Roberta Anderson and Charlotte Backerra.
Material type: TextSeries: Routledge studies in Renaissance and early modern worlds of knowledgePublisher: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020Description: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781003080992; 1003080995; 9781000246322; 1000246329; 9781000246261; 1000246264; 9781000246209; 1000246205Subject(s): Catholic Church -- Foreign relations -- Europe -- History | Diplomacy -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church -- History | Diplomacy -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History | Diplomacy -- History | Christianity and international relations -- Europe -- History | HISTORY / GeneralDDC classification: 261.8/7094 LOC classification: BX1793Online resources: Taylor & Francis | OCLC metadata license agreement Summary: "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"-- Provided by publisher."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"-- Provided by publisher.
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