Theologians and Their Bellies: The Erasmian Epithet Theologaster during the Reformation

Abstract An analysis of the role and meaning of the epithet “theologaster,” coined by Erasmus of Rotterdam in his letter from Paris in 1497, can reward us with insights into the interplay of Reformation, scholastic, and humanist forces in the sixteenth century. Although Erasmus rarely used the term...

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Main Author: Ptaszyński, Maciej 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2021
In: Erasmus studies
Year: 2021, Volume: 41, Issue: 2, Pages: 200-229
IxTheo Classification:FA Theology
KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance
Further subjects:B Melanchthon
B confessional polemics
B Reformation
B Confessionalization
B Humanism
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