A Method to the Madness?: Chivalry, Propaganda, and Cultural Memory in the Anabaptist Kingdom of Münster

This article assesses the 1534–1535 Anabaptist kingdom of Münster and how its leader, Jan of Leiden, asserted the legitimacy of his divinely anointed kingship. Rather than dismiss Jan of Leiden’s displays of supremacy as arbitrary, radical, or mere delusions of grandeur, I seek to contextualize the...

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Main Author: Randolph, Jacob (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2023
In: Church history and religious culture
Year: 2023, Volume: 103, Issue: 2, Pages: 180-205
Further subjects:B Chivalry
B Münster
B Radical Reformation
B early modern sumptuary laws
B tournament
B Anabaptist
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