Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures, Maps, and Tables ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Archive Abbreviations xv
6. Select Dates in German Catholicism: 1813–1939 xvii
7. Introduction 1
8. 1. What They Practised: Prayer, Songs, and Processions 19
9. 2. Modern Miracles 57
10. 3. The Sacred Economy 87
11. 4. Rending Religiosity: Johannes Ronge and the 1840s Trier Controversy 119
12. 5. Clerical Crossroads: Medical Verifiability of the Sacred 148
13. 6. Historical Authenticity as Presence 175
14. Appendix 1. Selected Pilgrim Songs in Translation, 1839–1933 215
15. Appendix 2. Daily Pilgrim Totals, Trier 1891 228
16. Appendix 3. Daily Pilgrim Totals, Trier 1933 230
17. Appendix 4. Holy Coat Songs in Trier Hymnal, 1846–1955 232
18. Appendix 5. Pilgrimage Dates 234
19. Appendix 6. Sick Pilgrim Complaints, Trier, 1933 236
20. Appendix 7. Aachen Closing Ceremony Procession, 1867 239
21. Notes 241
22. Bibliography: Primary Works 289
23. Bibliography: Secondary Works 317
24. Index 335
25. German and European Studies 347