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2025
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| Acceso en línea: | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17760836 |
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- The early modern period in Europe, marked by the Reformation and Counter-Reformation, witnessed profound shifts in religious identity, social structures, and individual self-perception. This paper introduces the concept of the "confessional crucible" to analyze the intricate relationship between religious violence, the construction of belonging, and the resultant forging of early modern selves. It argues that the intense pressures of confessionalization, often enforced through persecution and conflict, compelled individuals to articulate and internalize new forms of religious identity, thereby fundamentally altering their sense of self and their place within nascent confessional communities. Through an examination of theological treatises, legal documents, and personal narratives, this study explores how the threat and experience of violence, both physical and psychological, served as a catalyst for solidifying confessional allegiances and shaping the internal landscape of individual identity. The paper contends that belonging became increasingly defined by adherence to specific doctrinal tenets, with dissent often leading to exclusion or coercion, forcing individuals to navigate a complex terrain of conformity and resistance that ultimately contributed to a distinctively early modern understanding of selfhood.