Author: Hermann von Kerssenbrock
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9047421159
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 790
Book Description
This is the only accurate translation of the main contemporary historical source for the Anabaptist kingdom of Münster (1534-35). Written by Hermann von Kerssenbrock, a young Catholic eyewitness who later became a schoolmaster, the monumental Latin original was never printed during the author’s life, and circulated only in manuscript format until the editio princeps of 1899/1900; the only previous translation was an unreliable German version written in 1771. This work contains a number of documents not otherwise available, and the author’s conceptions have had a profound influence on later interpretations of the lurid events surrounding one of the most unusual occurrences of the German Reformation. The extensive introduction and notes place the text in its historical context.
Narrative of the Anabaptist Madness: The Overthrow of Münster, the Famous Metropolis of Westphalia (set 2 volumes)
Author: Hermann von Kerssenbrock
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9047421159
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 790
Book Description
This is the only accurate translation of the main contemporary historical source for the Anabaptist kingdom of Münster (1534-35). Written by Hermann von Kerssenbrock, a young Catholic eyewitness who later became a schoolmaster, the monumental Latin original was never printed during the author’s life, and circulated only in manuscript format until the editio princeps of 1899/1900; the only previous translation was an unreliable German version written in 1771. This work contains a number of documents not otherwise available, and the author’s conceptions have had a profound influence on later interpretations of the lurid events surrounding one of the most unusual occurrences of the German Reformation. The extensive introduction and notes place the text in its historical context.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9047421159
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 790
Book Description
This is the only accurate translation of the main contemporary historical source for the Anabaptist kingdom of Münster (1534-35). Written by Hermann von Kerssenbrock, a young Catholic eyewitness who later became a schoolmaster, the monumental Latin original was never printed during the author’s life, and circulated only in manuscript format until the editio princeps of 1899/1900; the only previous translation was an unreliable German version written in 1771. This work contains a number of documents not otherwise available, and the author’s conceptions have had a profound influence on later interpretations of the lurid events surrounding one of the most unusual occurrences of the German Reformation. The extensive introduction and notes place the text in its historical context.
False Prophets and Preachers
Author:
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 0271091266
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
In February 1534, a radical group of Anabaptists, gripped with apocalyptic fervor, seized the city of Münster and established an idealistic communal government that quickly deteriorated into extreme inequality and theocratic totalitarianism. In response, troops hired by the city's prince-bishop laid siege to the city. Fifteen months later the besieged inhabitants were starving, and, in the dead of the night, five men slipped out. Separated from his fellow escapees, Henry Gresbeck gambled with his life by approaching enemy troops. Taken prisoner, he collaborated with the enemy to devise a plan to recapture Münster, and later recorded the only eyewitness account of the Anabaptist kingdom of Münster. Gresbeck's account, which attempts to explain his role in the bizarre events, disappeared into the archives and was largely ignored for centuries. Before now, Gresbeck's account was only available in a heavily edited German copy adapted from inferior manuscripts. Christopher S. Mackay, who previously produced the only modern translation of the main Latin account of these events, has adhered closely to Gresbeck’s own words to produce the first complete and accurate English translation of this important primary source.
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 0271091266
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
In February 1534, a radical group of Anabaptists, gripped with apocalyptic fervor, seized the city of Münster and established an idealistic communal government that quickly deteriorated into extreme inequality and theocratic totalitarianism. In response, troops hired by the city's prince-bishop laid siege to the city. Fifteen months later the besieged inhabitants were starving, and, in the dead of the night, five men slipped out. Separated from his fellow escapees, Henry Gresbeck gambled with his life by approaching enemy troops. Taken prisoner, he collaborated with the enemy to devise a plan to recapture Münster, and later recorded the only eyewitness account of the Anabaptist kingdom of Münster. Gresbeck's account, which attempts to explain his role in the bizarre events, disappeared into the archives and was largely ignored for centuries. Before now, Gresbeck's account was only available in a heavily edited German copy adapted from inferior manuscripts. Christopher S. Mackay, who previously produced the only modern translation of the main Latin account of these events, has adhered closely to Gresbeck’s own words to produce the first complete and accurate English translation of this important primary source.
A General History of the Baptist Denomination in America
Author: David Benedict
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 588
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Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 588
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Reformation
Author: Diarmaid MacCulloch
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141926600
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1195
Book Description
The Reformation was the seismic event in European history over the past 1000 years, and one which tore the medieval world apart. Not just European religion, but thought, culture, society, state systems, personal relations - everything - was turned upside down. Just about everything which followed in European history can be traced back in some way to the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation which it provoked. The Reformation is where the modern world painfully and dramatically began, and MacCulloch's great history of it is recognised as the best modern account.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141926600
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1195
Book Description
The Reformation was the seismic event in European history over the past 1000 years, and one which tore the medieval world apart. Not just European religion, but thought, culture, society, state systems, personal relations - everything - was turned upside down. Just about everything which followed in European history can be traced back in some way to the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation which it provoked. The Reformation is where the modern world painfully and dramatically began, and MacCulloch's great history of it is recognised as the best modern account.
Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review
Author: Thomas Babington Macaulay
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 364
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Languages : en
Pages : 364
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History of Civilization in England
Author: Henry Thomas Buckle
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 576
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 576
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Ancient Rome
Author: Christopher S. Mackay
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521809184
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 476
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Sample Text
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521809184
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Sample Text
The Story of an Old Farm
Author: Andrew D. Mellick
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 802
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 802
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The Life and Letters of Martin Luther
Author: Preserved Smith
Publisher:
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Category : Reformation
Languages : en
Pages : 538
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ISBN:
Category : Reformation
Languages : en
Pages : 538
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A history of the English Baptists
Author: Joseph Ivimey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Baptism
Languages : en
Pages : 580
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Baptism
Languages : en
Pages : 580
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