Policing the Subject: Confessional Absolutism and Communal Autonomy in Eighteenth-Century Austria.

The article explores the challenges posed by confessional absolutism and communal autonomy in eighteenth-century Austria. It examines the problem of maintaining control over one's subject in religious matters and countering foreign intervention under the guise of confessional protectionism. It prese...

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Publicado en:Austrian History Yearbook Vol. 40; pp. 71 - 85
Autor principal: Pörtner, Regina
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2009
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