Andrew Drummond

The Dreadful History and Judgement of God on Thomas Müntzer (eBook, ePUB)

The Life and Times of an Early German Revolutionary

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Produktbeschreibung

'The princes are nothing but tyrants who flay the people; they fritter away our blood and sweat on their pomp and whoring and knavery.' These were the words of Thomas M¿ntzer at the head of the massed ranks of a peasant army in the year 1525. Ranged against him were the might of the princes of the German Nation. How did M¿ntzer, the son of a coin maker from central Germany, rise in just a few short years to become one of the most feared revolutionaries in early modern Europe?

In this brilliant work of historical excavation, Andrew Drummond charts the life and times of the man Martin Luther denounced as a 'Ravening Wolf' and 'False Prophet'. Drummond shows us M¿ntzer as a human being. Far from the bloodthirsty devil of legend, he was a man of considerable learning and principle, deeply sympathetic to the misery of the peasantry and the poor. In his short life - he was beheaded at thirty-five - M¿ntzer promised to fundamentally upend German society.

Seeking to save M¿ntzer from the condescension of history, Drummond guides us through the religious and political disputes of the Reformation, placing his life and thought in the context of those turbulent years. The result is a portrait of an often contradictory but always radical figure, one who continues to inspire movements of the poor across the globe.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Verso
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Februar 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781839768965
• Artikelnr.: 69614656

Autorenporträt

Andrew Drummond is a historian, novelist and translator based in Edinburgh. He is the author of four novels and, more recently, a biography of the eighteenth-century adventurer Maurice Benyovszky, as well as an account of attempts to extend rail connections to the north-west Highlands of Scotland.

Inhaltsangabe

Wettin Family Tree
Map
Acknowledgements
Notes on the Text and Some Helpful Remarks
1. A Most Useful Lesson
An introduction
2. The End of the World
Historical and religious background to the German Reformation
3. The Devil Sowed His Seed
Müntzer’s early years
4. Murder and Riot and Bloodshed
Preacher in Zwickau (1520–1521)
5. He Ran Away like an Arch-Villain
A visit to Prague (1521)
6. Satan Wandered in the Wilderness
Erfurt, Nordhausen and Halle (1522–1523)
7. Satan Made Himself a Nest in Allstedt
A fruitful year of activity in Allstedt (1523–1524)
8. His Face Was as Yellow as a Corpse’s
Rebellion in Allstedt (1524)
9. Using God’s Name, He Spoke and Acted for the Devil
Müntzer’s theology
10. The Devil Never Let Him Rest
Mühlhausen and Nürnberg (1524)
11. His Poisonous Seed
In south-west Germany at the time of the peasant uprising (1524–1525)
12. The Time Was Come
The Thuringian uprising (1525)
13. Thomas Would Catch All the Bullets in His Sleeves
The Battle of Frankenhausen (May 1525)
14. How God Punishes Disobedience
The aftermath of defeat at Frankenhausen
15. Rebellious Violent Preachers
The early Anabaptists
16. The Devil in Person
Historiography
Conclusion
Chronology
Bibliography
Notes
Index