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A humanist on the frontier : the life story of a sixteenth-century central European pastor

Uniform Title
Humanista a határon. English
Title
A humanist on the frontier : the life story of a sixteenth-century central European pastor / Marcell Sebők.
ISBN
1000430405
1000430502
100303912X
9781000430400
9781000430509
9781003039129
9780367482961
9781032059280
Publication
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022.
Copyright Notice Date
©2022
Physical Description
1 online resource (ix, 257 pages)
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Translated from the Hungarian.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 13, 2021).
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Biographical / Historical Note
Marcell Sebők teaches early modern history and cultural heritage at theCentral European University, Budapest-Vienna.
Summary
"A Humanist on the Frontier explores the remarkable life of Sebastian Ambrosius, a sixteenth-century Lutheran minister and intellectual from Késmárk in present-day Slovakia, formerly on the borderland of the Kingdom of Hungary. Through an examination of Ambrosius' publications and correspondence, this book throws new light on the dynamics of urban communities in Upper Hungary, communication within the humanist Republic of Letters in both Central European and wider European networks, and ecclesiastical controversies. Adopting methods of microhistory and cultural history, it also reconstructs Ambrosius' life by positioning him in various contexts that trace his relationship to, and interpretations of, themes of power, tradition, vocation, communication and identity. This book is essential reading for scholars and students of early modern European history, as well as those interested in microhistory, cultural history, and the Republic of Letters"-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: Sebők, Marcell. Humanist on the frontier Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 04, 2024
Series
Microhistories.
Microhistories
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction
To be young, gifted and motivated
Confessio Scepusiana, confessio Ambrosiana
Controversy and the art of persuasion
The practice of humanism in the Republic of Letters
Conclusions.
Genre/Form
Electronic books.
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