Picking up the Pieces: Catholic Material Culture and Iconoclasm in the Low Countries
In 1566 the Catholic majority in the Low Countries witnessed the large-scale destruction of their religious habitat during the Beeldenstorm. Afterwards, Catholics treated the objects that had fallen to (or survived) iconoclasm in different ways. This article analyses how Netherlandish Catholics int...
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In 1566 the Catholic majority in the Low Countries witnessed the large-scale destruction of their religious habitat during the Beeldenstorm. Afterwards, Catholics treated the objects that had fallen to (or survived) iconoclasm in different ways. This article analyses how Netherlandish Catholics interacted with and renegotiated their material religious culture after its violent dislocation.
I will argue that church objects had multiple layers of meaning and were tied to individuals, groups and local communities in various ways. Moreover, iconoclasm could fundamentally change the meaning that was ascribed to these objects. By evaluating the diverse qualities of the objects that had come under attack, Catholics simultaneously found strategies to condemn the Beeldenstorm in secular terms.
This article is part of the special issue 'Beeldenstorm'.
In 1566 moest de katholieke meerderheid in de Nederlanden toezien hoe een groot deel van haar religieuze habitat werd vernietigd tijdens de Beeldenstorm. Katholieken behandelden de objecten die wel (of juist niet) aan iconoclasme ten prooi waren gevallen op verschillende manieren. Dit artikel analyseert hoe Nederlandse katholieken opnieuw duiding gaven aan hun religieuze materiële cultuur na haar gewelddadige ontwrichting.
De rol van kerkobjecten in de vroegmoderne samenleving was complex en ambigu, omdat ze op verschillende manieren verbonden waren met individuen, groepen en lokale gemeenschappen. Iconoclasme kon er bovendien voor zorgen dat de betekenis van een kerkobject fundamenteel veranderde. Door de verschillende kwaliteiten van de aangevallen kerkobjecten nader te beschouwen vonden katholieken strategieën om de Beeldenstorm ook op seculiere gronden te veroordelen.
Dit artikel maakt deel uit van het themanummer 'Beeldenstorm'.
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| spelling | doaj.art-f450f4fc5dac4425ba1cf7270da986f82022-12-21T22:09:47Zengopenjournals.nlBMGN: Low Countries Historical Review0165-05052211-28982016-03-011311Picking up the Pieces: Catholic Material Culture and Iconoclasm in the Low CountriesDavid de Boer In 1566 the Catholic majority in the Low Countries witnessed the large-scale destruction of their religious habitat during the Beeldenstorm. Afterwards, Catholics treated the objects that had fallen to (or survived) iconoclasm in different ways. This article analyses how Netherlandish Catholics interacted with and renegotiated their material religious culture after its violent dislocation. I will argue that church objects had multiple layers of meaning and were tied to individuals, groups and local communities in various ways. Moreover, iconoclasm could fundamentally change the meaning that was ascribed to these objects. By evaluating the diverse qualities of the objects that had come under attack, Catholics simultaneously found strategies to condemn the Beeldenstorm in secular terms. This article is part of the special issue 'Beeldenstorm'. In 1566 moest de katholieke meerderheid in de Nederlanden toezien hoe een groot deel van haar religieuze habitat werd vernietigd tijdens de Beeldenstorm. Katholieken behandelden de objecten die wel (of juist niet) aan iconoclasme ten prooi waren gevallen op verschillende manieren. Dit artikel analyseert hoe Nederlandse katholieken opnieuw duiding gaven aan hun religieuze materiële cultuur na haar gewelddadige ontwrichting. De rol van kerkobjecten in de vroegmoderne samenleving was complex en ambigu, omdat ze op verschillende manieren verbonden waren met individuen, groepen en lokale gemeenschappen. Iconoclasme kon er bovendien voor zorgen dat de betekenis van een kerkobject fundamenteel veranderde. Door de verschillende kwaliteiten van de aangevallen kerkobjecten nader te beschouwen vonden katholieken strategieën om de Beeldenstorm ook op seculiere gronden te veroordelen. Dit artikel maakt deel uit van het themanummer 'Beeldenstorm'. https://ojs.minions.amsterdam/article/view/6426Iconoclastic FuryIconoclasmHistoryLow CountriesBelgium |
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| title | Picking up the Pieces: Catholic Material Culture and Iconoclasm in the Low Countries |
| title_full | Picking up the Pieces: Catholic Material Culture and Iconoclasm in the Low Countries |
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| title_short | Picking up the Pieces: Catholic Material Culture and Iconoclasm in the Low Countries |
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