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Jan Hus between Time and Eternity
eBook - Reconsidering a Medieval Heretic
ISBN/EAN: 9781498527514
Umbreit-Nr.: 793259
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 298 S.
Format in cm:
Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 25.11.2015
Auflage: 1/2015
E-Book
Format: EPUB
DRM: Adobe DRM
- Zusatztext
- <span><span>This study is a reconsideration of Jan Hus, a late medieval Bohemian priest who was burned at the stake six hundred years ago. His death sparked a social revolution. This book considers his role as a priest and reformer in Prague, his martyrdom in Germany, and his legacy. It attempts to provide an evaluation of Hus in the context of the medieval world, especially by engaging in alternative perspectives of his life and work. The core themes and arguments are revisionist. These include seeing Hus properly as a heretic, exploring Hus as a medieval man interested in more than preaching, religious practice, and reform. The book sets out to challenge traditional assumptions and seeks less to contribute to monument-building than to challenge the prevailing views about Hus and the interpretation of his life and thought. A conscious effort has been undertaken to explore the historical relevancy of Hus and to assess his contemporary significance. The book also places Hus into a comparative context with the Reformation of the sixteenth century.</span></span>
- Kurztext
- <span><span>This book reconsiders Jan Hus, the late medieval Bohemian priest who was burned at the stake six hundred years ago. This revisionist examination of heresy and religious and social reform in late medieval Europe explores his role and legacy as a priest and reformer in Prague and challenges prevailing views about Hus and the interpretation of his life and thought.</span></span>
- Autorenportrait
- <span><span>Thomas A. Fudge</span><span> is professor of medieval history at the University of New England in Australia.</span></span>