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Full Title

A Humanist on the Frontier The Life Story of a Sixteenth-Century Central European Pastor 1st Edition

Author(s)

Marcell Sebők

Edition

1st Edition

ISBN

9781000430509, 9781032059280, 9781003039129, 9780367482961, 9781000430400

Publisher

Routledge

Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

A Humanist on the Frontier explores the remarkable life of Sebastian Ambrosius, a sixteenth-century Lutheran minister and intellectual from Késmárk (now Kežmarok) in present-day Slovakia, formerly on the borderland of the Kingdom of Hungary. Through an examination of Ambrosius’ publications and correspondence, this book throws new light on the dynamics of urban communities in Upper Hungary, communication within the humanist Republic of Letters in both Central European and wider European networks, and ecclesiastical controversies. Adopting methods of microhistory and cultural history, it also reconstructs Ambrosius’ life by positioning him in various contexts that trace his relationship to, and interpretations of, themes of power, tradition, vocation, communication and identity. This book is essential reading for scholars and students of early modern European history, as well as those interested in microhistory, cultural history, and the Republic of Letters.