Incombustible Lutheran Books in Early Modern Germany
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2021
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-09391-8 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-09391-8 (ISBN)
This book is an investigation of the early modern Lutheran affection for books that survived fires. It explores narratives about and practices concerning their preservation, and discusses conceptions of incombustible books in relation to the Lutheran theory of the cessation of miracles.
This book discusses the early modern engagement with books that survived intentional or accidental fire in Lutheran Germany. From the 1620s until the middle of the eighteenth century, unburnt books became an attraction for princes, publishers, clergymen, and some laymen. To cope with an event that seemed counter-intuitive and possibly supernatural, contemporaries preserved these books, narrated their survival, and discussed their significance. This book demonstrates how early modern Europeans, no longer bound to traditional medieval religion, yet not accustomed to modern scientific ways of thinking, engaged with a natural phenomenon that was not uncommon and yet seemed to defy common sense.
This book discusses the early modern engagement with books that survived intentional or accidental fire in Lutheran Germany. From the 1620s until the middle of the eighteenth century, unburnt books became an attraction for princes, publishers, clergymen, and some laymen. To cope with an event that seemed counter-intuitive and possibly supernatural, contemporaries preserved these books, narrated their survival, and discussed their significance. This book demonstrates how early modern Europeans, no longer bound to traditional medieval religion, yet not accustomed to modern scientific ways of thinking, engaged with a natural phenomenon that was not uncommon and yet seemed to defy common sense.
Avner Shamir is Associate Professor at the SAXO Institute, University of Copenhagen.
1. Unburnt Books: Early Modern Lutheran Things 2. Narrative 3. Thing 4. Miracle 5. "Non cultus sed memoriae gratia"
| Erscheinungsdatum | 01.07.2021 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Routledge Research in Early Modern History |
| Zusatzinfo | 10 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 294 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-032-09391-9 / 1032093919 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-032-09391-8 / 9781032093918 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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