In the Shadow of Savage Wolves - (Studies in Central European Histories) by Sigrun Haude (Hardcover)

About the Book

The author studies reactions to the Anabaptist reign in Münster (1534-1535) and uses these as prisms through which one can assess vital concerns of contemporary 16th-century society and reevaluate some of the leading issues in Reformation scholarship.

Book Synopsis

This book examines the multifaceted reactions of political and religious leaders to the Anabaptist reign in Münster (1534-1535). It takes as its point of departure Protestant Strasbourg, Catholic Cologne, as well as the Rhineland, and then broadens the perspective to imperial estates and the empire. The author analyzes the representations of the Münsterites and juxtaposes the fierce language with the actions that were taken to eliminate the Anabaptist menace at home and in Münster.
The book is particularly important for scholars of Catholic Reform, of the empire and of confessionalization, of Cologne and Strasbourg, and of Anabaptism.

About the Author

Sigrun Haude, Ph.D. (1993), in History, University of Arizona, is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Cincinnati. She has published articles on Anabaptism and on the Carthusians in Cologne.