Weathering the Reformation: climate and religion in early sixteenth-century Strasbourg

"Weathering the Reformation explores the role of the Little Ice Age in early modern Christian culture and considers climate as a contributing factor in the Protestant Reform. The book focuses on religious narratives from Strasbourg between 1509 and 1541, pivotal years during which the European...

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Auteur principal: Rowlatt, Linnéa (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
Service de livraison Subito: Commander maintenant.
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publié: London New York Routledge 2024
Dans:Année: 2024
Collection/Revue:Routledge studies in religion and environment
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Straßburg / Nature / Religion / Climat / Histoire 1500-1550
RelBib Classification:KAG Réforme; humanisme; Renaissance
KBG France
NCG Éthique de la création; Éthique environnementale
Sujets non-standardisés:B Climatic changes Social aspects (Europe)
B Climate and civilization (Europe) History 16th century
B Climatic changes (Europe) History 16th century
B Nature Religious aspects Christianity
B Réforme protestante
Accès en ligne: Table des matières
Quatrième de couverture
Édition parallèle:Électronique
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Résumé:"Weathering the Reformation explores the role of the Little Ice Age in early modern Christian culture and considers climate as a contributing factor in the Protestant Reform. The book focuses on religious narratives from Strasbourg between 1509 and 1541, pivotal years during which the European cultural concept of nature splintered along confessional differences. Together with case studies from antagonistic religious communities, Linnéa Rowlatt draws on annual weather reports for a period during which the climate became less hospitable to human endeavours. Deteriorating climatic conditions, characteristic of the Spörer Minimum, are examined in relation to social unrest and the cultural upheaval of Reform. The volume will be of particular interest to scholars of religious history and climate history"--
Description matérielle:x, 210 Seiten, Illustrationen
ISBN:1032193913