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Matthew Spinka, Howard Kaminsky, and the Future of the Medieval Hussites (Hardcover)
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Matthew Spinka, Howard Kaminsky, and the Future of the Medieval Hussites (Hardcover)
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The Hussite movement in Bohemia is an essential component for
understanding the general history of medieval Europe and the
Hussite period is a critical event for the development of western
civilization. Matthew Spinka and Howard Kaminsky stand at the
forefront of scholarship introducing this subject to the Anglophone
world. The author argues their role in the religious historiography
of late medieval Europe is a precursor to global medievalism.
Combining commitment to the Christian faith with firm opposition to
the Soviet-mandated Marxist-Communist ideology that dominated
twentieth-century Czechoslovakia, Spinka strove to present Jan Hus
as a medieval figure driven by religious devotion. Motivated by
Jewish atheism and a modified form of Marxist analysis, Kaminsky
rescued the medieval Hussites from oblivion, and political agendas,
and presented them to the English-reading world. The author
explores biography, history, and historiography as an essential
intellectual segue between late medieval Hussites and modern
scholarship. The book takes into account salient biographical
details, provides an evaluation of the work of both historians,
elaborates their methods, assesses their interpretations, and
analyzes their historiographical significance for the study of
Hussite history. This book is also a valuable contribution to
understanding the writing of history.
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