A humanist on the frontier: the life story of a sixteenth-century central European pastor

"A Humanist on the Frontier explores the remarkable life of Sebastian Ambrosius, a sixteenth-century Lutheran minister and intellectual from Késmárk in present-day Slovakia, formerly on the borderland of the Kingdom of Hungary. Through an examination of Ambrosius' publications and correspo...

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Autore principale: Sebők, Marcell (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Stampa Libro
Lingua:Inglese
Servizio "Subito": Ordinare ora.
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Pubblicazione: London New York Routledge 2022
In:Anno: 2022
Altre parole chiave:B Riforma protestante (Spiš (Poland and Slovakia))
B Ambrosius, Sebastian (1554-1600)
B Lutheran Church Biography Clergy
B Kežmarok (Slovakia) Biography
B Spiš (Poland and Slovakia) Church history
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Riepilogo:"A Humanist on the Frontier explores the remarkable life of Sebastian Ambrosius, a sixteenth-century Lutheran minister and intellectual from Késmárk in present-day Slovakia, formerly on the borderland of the Kingdom of Hungary. Through an examination of Ambrosius' publications and correspondence, this book throws new light on the dynamics of urban communities in Upper Hungary, communication within the humanist Republic of Letters in both Central European and wider European networks, and ecclesiastical controversies. Adopting methods of microhistory and cultural history, it also reconstructs Ambrosius' life by positioning him in various contexts that trace his relationship to, and interpretations of, themes of power, tradition, vocation, communication and identity. This book is essential reading for scholars and students of early modern European history, as well as those interested in microhistory, cultural history, and the Republic of Letters"--
Descrizione del documento:Includes bibliographical references and index
Descrizione fisica:ix, 257 Seiten
ISBN:978-0-367-48296-1
978-1-032-05928-0