The Reformation In National Context

Author : Robert Scribner,Roy Porter,Mikulas Teich
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1994-06-09
Category : History
ISBN : 0521401550

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The collection of essays by prominent historians of the Reformation explores the experience of religious reform in 'national context', discussing similarities and differences between the reform movements in a dozen different countries of sixteenth-century Europe. Each author provides an interpretative essay emphasising local peculiarities and national variants on the broader theme of the Reformation as a European phenomenon. The individual essays thus emphasise the local preconditions and limitations which encountered the Reformation as it spread from Germany into most of the countries of western and central Europe. Together they present a picture of the many-sided nature of the Reformation as it grew up in each 'national context'. The book includes examples of countries where the Reformation was strikingly successful, as well as those where it failed to make an impact. A final comparative essay seeks to understand the different 'Reformations' as variations on an overall theme. This volume forms part of a sequence of collections of essays which began with The Enlightenment in national context (1981) and has continued with Revolution in history (1986), Romanticism in national context (1988), Fin de siecle and its legacy (1990), The Renaissance in national context (1991), The Scientific Revolution in national context (1992), and The national question in Europe in historical context (1993). The purpose of these and other envisaged collections is to bring together comparative, national and interdisciplinary approaches to the history of great movements in the development of human thought and action.

Author : Robert Scribner,Roy Porter,Mikulas Teich
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1994-06-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521401555

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The Reformation in National Context by Robert Scribner,Roy Porter,Mikulas Teich Pdf

The collection of essays by prominent historians of the Reformation explores the experience of religious reform in 'national context', discussing similarities and differences between the reform movements in a dozen different countries of sixteenth-century Europe. Each author provides an interpretative essay emphasising local peculiarities and national variants on the broader theme of the Reformation as a European phenomenon. The individual essays thus emphasise the local preconditions and limitations which encountered the Reformation as it spread from Germany into most of the countries of western and central Europe. Together they present a picture of the many-sided nature of the Reformation as it grew up in each 'national context'. The book includes examples of countries where the Reformation was strikingly successful, as well as those where it failed to make an impact. A final comparative essay seeks to understand the different 'Reformations' as variations on an overall theme. This volume forms part of a sequence of collections of essays which began with The Enlightenment in national context (1981) and has continued with Revolution in history (1986), Romanticism in national context (1988), Fin de siecle and its legacy (1990), The Renaissance in national context (1991), The Scientific Revolution in national context (1992), and The national question in Europe in historical context (1993). The purpose of these and other envisaged collections is to bring together comparative, national and interdisciplinary approaches to the history of great movements in the development of human thought and action.

Author : Roy Porter,Mikulas Teich
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : 0521369703

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The Renaissance in National Context by Roy Porter,Mikulas Teich Pdf

"The Renaissance in National Context" aims to dispel the commonly held view that the great efflorescence of art, learning and culture in the period from around 1350 to 1550 was solely or even primarily an Italian phenomenon. A team of distinguished scholars addresses the development of art, literacy and humanism across the length and breadth of Europe--from Rome to the Netherlands, from Poland to France. The book demonstrates that the revival of letters, and the generation of new currents in artistic expression, had many sources independent of Italy, meeting numerous local needs, and serving various local functions, specific to the political, economic, social and religious climates of particular regions and principalities. In particular the authors emphasize that while the Renaissance was in a fashion backward looking, recovering the culture of Greece and Rome, it nevertheless served as the springboard for many specifically modern developments, including the diplomacy of the 'new princes,' the spread of education and printing, the growth of nationalist feeling and the birth of the 'new science'. Bridges of cultural transmission are given equal emphasis with the barriers which were to generate increased separation of linguistic and cultural domains. Three essays on major Italian centres do moreover demonstrate that the diversity of the Renaissance applies to the peninsula no less than to the rest of Europe.

Author : Roy Porter
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1992-09-25
Category : History
ISBN : 0521396999

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The Scientific Revolution in National Context by Roy Porter Pdf

The 'scientific revolution' of the sixteenth and seventeenth century continues to command attention in historical debate. Controversy still rages about the extent to which it was essentially a 'revolution of the mind', or how far it must also be explained by wider considerations. In this volume, leading scholars of early modern science argue the importance of specifically national contexts for understanding the transformation in natural philosophy between Copernicus and Newton. Distinct political, religious, cultural and linguistic formations shaped scientific interests and concerns differently in each European state and explain different levels of scientific intensity. Questions of institutional development and of the transmission of scientific ideas are also addressed. The emphasis upon national determinants makes this volume an interesting contribution to the study of the Scientific Revolution.

Author : C. Scott Dixon
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781405113236

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Contesting the Reformation by C. Scott Dixon Pdf

Contesting the Reformation provides a comprehensive survey of the most influential works in the field of Reformation studies from a comparative, cross-national, interdisciplinary perspective. Represents the only English-language single-authored synthetic study of Reformation historiography Addresses both the English and the Continental debates on Reformation history Provides a thematic approach which takes in the main trends in modern Reformation history Draws on the most recent publications relating to Reformation studies Considers the social, political, cultural, and intellectual implications of the Reformation and the associated literature

Author : Neil Kent
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1861890672

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The Soul of the North by Neil Kent Pdf

This text makes use of the unique and extant cultural forms of architecture and the visual arts, as well as statistics and other forms of documentary evidence.

Author : Dale T. Irvin
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781467447874

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The Protestant Reformation and World Christianity by Dale T. Irvin Pdf

The sixteenth-century Reformation in all its forms and expressions sought nothing less than the transformation of the Christian faith. Five hundred years later, in today's context of world Christianity, the transformation continues. In this volume, editor Dale Irvin draws together a variety of international Christian perspectives that open up new understandings of the Reformation. In six chapters, contributors offer general discussions and case studies of the effects of the Protestant Reformation on global communities from the sixteenth century to the present. Together, these essays encourage a reading and interpretation of the Reformation that will aid in the further transformation of Christianity today. CONTENTS: Introduction 1. Jews and Muslims in Europe: Exorcising Prejudice against the Other Charles Amjad-Ali 2. Spaniards in the Americas: Las Casas among the Reformers Joel Morales Cruz 3. Women from Then to Now: A Commitment to Mutuality and Literacy Rebecca A. Giselbrecht 4. The Global South: The Synod of Dort on Baptizing the "Ethnics" David D. Daniels 5. The Protestant Reformations in Asia: A Blessing or a Curse? Peter C. Phan 6. The Modern Era: Contemporary Challenges in Light of the Reformation Vladimir Latinovic

Author : Roy Porter,Mikuláš Teich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Renaissance
ISBN : OCLC:1151143274

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The Renaissance in National Context by Roy Porter,Mikuláš Teich Pdf

Author : Andrew Pettegree
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 0415163579

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The Reformation World by Andrew Pettegree Pdf

The most ambitious one-volume survey of the Reformation yet, this book is beautifully illustrated throughout. The strength of this work is its breadth and originality, covering the Church, art, Calvinism and Luther.

Author : Karin Maag
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351883061

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The Reformation in Eastern and Central Europe by Karin Maag Pdf

This work provides a comprehensive and multi-facetted account of the Reformation in eastern and central Europe, drawing on extensive archival research carried out by Continental and British scholars. Across a broad thematic, temporal and geographical range, the contributors examine the cultural impact of the Reformation in Eastern Europe, the encounters between different confessions, and the blend of religious and political pressures which shaped the path of Reformation in these lands. By making the fruits of their research accessible to a wider audience, the contributors hope to emphasise the important role of eastern and central Europe on the early modern European scene.

Author : Howard Louthan,Graeme Murdock
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004301627

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A Companion to the Reformation in Central Europe by Howard Louthan,Graeme Murdock Pdf

A Companion to the Reformation in Central Europe analyses the history of Christianity from the 15th to the 18th centuries in the lands between the Baltic and Adriatic seas.

Author : R. Po-chia Hsia
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781405178655

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A Companion to the Reformation World by R. Po-chia Hsia Pdf

This volume brings together 29 new essays by leading international scholars, to provide an inclusive overview of recent work in Reformation history. Presents Catholic Renewal as a continuum of the Protestant Reformation. Examines Reformation in Eastern and Western Europe, Asia and the Americas. Takes a broad, inclusive approach – covering both traditional topics and cutting-edge areas of debate.

Author : Roy Porter,Mikulas Teich
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1994-09
Category : History
ISBN : 0521448913

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Sexual Knowledge, Sexual Science by Roy Porter,Mikulas Teich Pdf

This volume is about those who have investigated sex from antiquity to the present day.

Author : Slavica Jakelic
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317164203

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Collectivistic Religions by Slavica Jakelic Pdf

Collectivistic Religions draws upon empirical studies of Christianity in Europe to address questions of religion and collective identity, religion and nationalism, religion and public life, and religion and conflict. It moves beyond the attempts to tackle such questions in terms of 'choice' and 'religious nationalism' by introducing the notion of 'collectivistic religions' to contemporary debates surrounding public religions. Using a comparison of several case studies, this book challenges the modernist bias in understanding of collectivistic religions as reducible to national identities. A significant contribution to both the study of religious change in contemporary Europe and the theoretical debates that surround religion and secularization, it will be of key interest to scholars across a range of disciplines, including sociology, political science, religious studies, and geography.

Author : Wayne te Brake
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520920712

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Shaping History by Wayne te Brake Pdf

As long as there have been governments, ordinary people have been acting in a variety of often informal or extralegal ways to influence the rulers who claimed authority over them. Shaping History shows how ordinary people broke down the institutional and cultural barriers that separated elite from popular politics in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Europe and entered fully into the historical process of European state formation. Wayne te Brake's outstanding synthesis builds on the many studies of popular political action in specific settings and conflicts, locating the interaction of rulers and subjects more generally within the multiple political spaces of composite states. In these states, says Te Brake, a broad range of political subjects, often religiously divided among themselves, necessarily aligned themselves with alternative claimants to cultural and political sovereignty in challenging the cultural and fiscal demands of some rulers. This often violent interaction between subjects and rulers had particularly potent consequences during the course of the Reformation, the Counter-Reformation, and the Crisis of the Seventeenth Century. But, as Te Brake makes clear, it was an ongoing political process, not a series of separate cataclysmic events. Offering a compelling alternative to traditionally elite-centered accounts of territorial state formation in Europe, this book calls attention to the variety of ways ordinary people have molded and shaped their own political histories.