Critical Monks - The German Benedictines, 1680-1740 (Hardcover)

Benedictine scholars around 1700, most prominently proponents of historical criticism, have long been regarded as the spearhead of ecclesiastical learning on the brink of Enlightenment, first in France, then in Germany and other parts of Europe. Based on unpublished sources, this book is the first to contextualize this narrative in its highly complex pre-modern setting, and thus at some distance from modernist ascriptions ex posteriori. Challenged by Protestant and Catholic anti-monasticism, Benedictine scholars strove to maintain control of their intellectual tradition. They failed thoroughly, however: in the Holy Roman Empire, their success depended on an anti-Roman and nationalized reading of their research. For them, becoming part of an Enlightenment narrative meant becoming part of a cultural project of "Germany".

General

Imprint:	Brill
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Scientific and Learned Cultures and Their Institutions, 25
Release date:	2019
First published:	2019
Authors:	Thomas Wallnig
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	364
ISBN-13:	978-90-04-35546-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian communities & monasticism Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian communities & monasticism Books > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian communities & monasticism Promotions
LSN:	90-04-35546-4
Barcode:	9789004355460

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