Robert von Friedeburg

Self-Defence and Religious Strife in Early Modern Europe

England and Germany, 1530-1680

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Produktbeschreibung

In early modern Europe there were cases - specifically in England and Germany - when the idea of "self-defence" was used as a justification for what seems, to modern eyes, as extreme, unjustified violence. This text examines the notions beneath the claims in the context of the times.

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Produktdetails

• St Andrews Studies in Reformation History
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. August 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 161mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 580g
• ISBN-13: 9780754601777
• ISBN-10: 0754601773
• Artikelnr.: 40860069

Autorenporträt

Robert von Friedeburg

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface; Introduction: Sovereignty and religious strife: the state of the argument on resistance and self
defence; The Rule of Law Vindicated: Reform and reformation: resistance and defence in German lands 1488
1528; Self
defence and social status: the model developed
Torgau to Magdeburg 1529
1550; The delicate balance: the rule of law and religious strife in the Empire 1555
1620; Patriots and peasants: self
defence and the horrors of war, 1618
1648; The Rule of Law Disintegrated: Necessity, Self
Defence and the Reception of German Political Thought in England 1553
1648: The Marian and Elizabethan reception of German thought on resistance; Monarchy, obedience and German precedents 1588
1630s; Religious strife and self
defence 1638
48; Conclusion: self
defence, religious strife and political thought; Bibliography; Index.