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Beschreibung
This book is based on a series of episodes from village or small town life in the duchy of WUrttemberg in southwest Germany between 1580 and 1800, in which state authorities conducted a special investigation into local events. The cases and characters involved include peasants' refusal to celebrate church rituals; a self-proclaimed prophet who encountered an angel in his vineyard; a thirteen-year-old-witch; a paranoid pastor; a murder; and live burial of a village bull.
This book is based on a series of episodes from village or small town life in the duchy of WUrttemberg in southwest Germany between 1580 and 1800, in which state authorities conducted a special investigation into local events. The cases and characters involved include peasants' refusal to celebrate church rituals; a self-proclaimed prophet who encountered an angel in his vineyard; a thirteen-year-old-witch; a paranoid pastor; a murder; and live burial of a village bull.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; 1. Communion and community; 2. A prophet in the Thirty Years' War; 3. The sacred bond of unity; 4. Blasphemy, adultery and persecution; 5. The conscience of the poor; 6. The sins of belief; Conclusion; Notes; Glossary; General index; Index of places.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
Fachbereich: Regionalgeschichte
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780521347785
ISBN-10: 0521347785
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Sabean, David Warren
David Warren, Sabean
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 16 mm
Von/Mit: David Warren Sabean (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 22.09.2003
Gewicht: 0,434 kg
Artikel-ID: 110524777

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