Through the lens of individual believers, and on the basis of their own literary and visual output, this thesis
investigates how post-Reformation Catholics in the
Dutch Republic understood themselves. Offering for the
first time a systematic and long term approach of the
Catholic experience in the Dutch Republic, this thesis
participates in an international scholarly debate about
early modern Catholicism in Protestant states. In order
to analyze how individual Catholics manifested
themselves as mediators of Catholic identity and
culture, this study introduces two theoretical
frameworks, subculture and habitus; it is further
organized around windows that represent new historical
methods. This thesis brings to light, among many other
things, that Dutch Catholics followed very different paths to adapt to their new social reality, revealing the complex nature of the Catholic...
Show moreThrough the lens of individual believers, and on the basis of their own literary and visual output, this thesis
investigates how post-Reformation Catholics in the
Dutch Republic understood themselves. Offering for the
first time a systematic and long term approach of the
Catholic experience in the Dutch Republic, this thesis
participates in an international scholarly debate about
early modern Catholicism in Protestant states. In order
to analyze how individual Catholics manifested
themselves as mediators of Catholic identity and
culture, this study introduces two theoretical
frameworks, subculture and habitus; it is further
organized around windows that represent new historical
methods. This thesis brings to light, among many other
things, that Dutch Catholics followed very different paths to adapt to their new social reality, revealing the complex nature of the Catholic subculture. This thesis also illustrates that Catholics purposely cultivated those parts of their habitus that were detested and ridiculed by the Calvinists, but to which the Calvinists, at the same time, remained receptive. By drawing a comparison with the Generality Lands, the transition from sub- to counterculture is explored. The analysis of the Catholic Schism of 1723 sheds further light on the dynamics within the Catholic subculture.
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