Which means were employed in religious plays to convince audiences of their religious and political messages? This comparatist study makes use of an innovative methodology in order to examine how passion plays and eschatological plays in the German- and French-speaking worlds construed and perpetuated anti-Jewish and anti-protestant tropes and stereotypes, and utilized authority for the legitimation purposes.

Autorentext

Carlotta Posth, University of Freiburg, Germany.

Zusammenfassung

The series in German medieval studies includes central topics of current research debates in medieval studies and provides a place for groundbreaking research in the field. The series is intended to give international researchers/research teams the opportunity to effectively present innovative surveys and discussions to the scientific community. The series sees itself as a 'young' research forum with a high standard of quality and is therefore also open to excellent degree theses, should they enhance the series.