TY - BOOK AU - Karant-Nunn,Susan C. TI - The Reformation of ritual: an interpretation of early modern Germany SN - 0415113377 U1 - 274.06 22 PY - 1997/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Lutheran Church KW - Germany KW - Customs and practices KW - Reformation KW - Ritual KW - Social conditions KW - 16th century N1 - Includes bibliographic references (p. [202]-277) and index; 1. Engagement and marriage ceremonies: taming the beast within -- 2. To beat the Devil: baptism and the conquest of sin -- 3. Churching, a women's rite -- 4. Repentance, confession, and the Lord's Table: separating the divine from the human -- 5. Banning the dead and ordering the living: the selective retention of Catholic practice -- 6. Ritual change: conclusions UR - http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=2590 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0648/97203575-d.html ER -