We see the Protestant Reformation as the dawn of an austere,
intellectual Christianity that uprooted a ritualized religion
steeped in stimulating the senses--and by extension the faith--of
its flock. Historians continue to use the idea as a potent framing
device in presenting not just the history of Christianity but the
origins of European modernity. Jacob M. Baum plumbs a wealth of
primary source material from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries
to offer the first systematic study of the senses within the
religious landscape of the German Reformation. Concentrating on
urban Protestants, Baum details the engagement of Lutheran and
Calvinist thought with traditional ritual practices. His surprising
discovery: Reformation-era Germans echoed and even amplified
medieval sensory practices. Yet Protestant intellectuals
simultaneously cultivated the idea that the senses had no place in
true religion. Exploring this paradox, Baum illuminates the sensory
experience of religion and daily life at a crucial historical
crossroads. Provocative and rich in new research, Reformation of
the Senses reevaluates one of modern Christianity's most enduring
myths.
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