Always among Us : Images of the Poor in Zwingli's Zurich by Lee Palmer Wandel read online ebook DOC, MOBI, TXT
9780521390965 English 0521390966 In this book, Lee Wandel discusses the relationship between the reform of poor relief and the Protestant Reformation in early 16th-century Zurich. In the introduction she traces the various ways that poverty has been evaluated, and its social and religious connotations, up to the 16th century. After providing a portrait of 16th-century Zurich, the author goes on to explore the discussion of the poor in various media of the town: the sermons and pamphlets of Huldrych Zwingli, who was preaching that the poor were the true images of God; printed images depicting Christ calling beggars and other poor folk to Him (these appeared on title pages of Zwingli's pamphlets); the language of legislation (in particular the Poor Ordinances of 1520 and 1525). By exploring each of these different languages - the words of Zwingli's sermons, the visual images of title page prints, and the language of legislation - Professor Wandel restores the complex perception of the poor in Reformation Zurich.
9780521390965 English 0521390966 In this book, Lee Wandel discusses the relationship between the reform of poor relief and the Protestant Reformation in early 16th-century Zurich. In the introduction she traces the various ways that poverty has been evaluated, and its social and religious connotations, up to the 16th century. After providing a portrait of 16th-century Zurich, the author goes on to explore the discussion of the poor in various media of the town: the sermons and pamphlets of Huldrych Zwingli, who was preaching that the poor were the true images of God; printed images depicting Christ calling beggars and other poor folk to Him (these appeared on title pages of Zwingli's pamphlets); the language of legislation (in particular the Poor Ordinances of 1520 and 1525). By exploring each of these different languages - the words of Zwingli's sermons, the visual images of title page prints, and the language of legislation - Professor Wandel restores the complex perception of the poor in Reformation Zurich.