Prophecy, Madness, and Holy War in Early Modern Europe - Penman, Leigh T.I. (Research Fellow in the Global Encounters and Fir
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This book provides a fresh and exciting perspective on the religious and political history of seventeenth century Europe by focussing on the life of the German prophet Ludwig Friedrich Gifftheil. Between 1624 and 1661, Gifftheil travelled across Europe, petitioning rulers to bring an end to the continent's endemic warfare. When these requests fell on deaf ears, Gifftheil decided to wage a holy war to establish a divine peace through violence.

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This book provides a fresh and exciting perspective on the religious and political history of seventeenth century Europe by focussing on the life of the German prophet Ludwig Friedrich Gifftheil. Between 1624 and 1661, Gifftheil travelled across Europe, petitioning rulers to bring an end to the continent's endemic warfare. When these requests fell on deaf ears, Gifftheil decided to wage a holy war to establish a divine peace through violence.
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Autorenporträt
Leigh T.I. Penman is Research Fellow in the Global Encounters and First Nations Peoples ARC Laureate Program at Monash Indigenous Studies Centre, Monash University. He is the author of Hope and Heresy, The Lost History of Cosmopolitanism in addition to numerous articles on aspects of intellectual and religious history.