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Women and Early Modern Cultures of Translation
"Women and Early Modern Cultures of Translation: Beyond the Female Tradition is a major new intervention in research on early modern translation and will be an essential point of reference for anyone interested in the history of women translators. Research on women translators has often focused on early modern England; the example of early modern England has been taken as the norm for the rest of the continent and has shaped research on gender and translation more generally. This book brings a new European perspective to the field by introducing the case of Germany. It draws attention to forty women who can be identified as translators in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Germany and shows ...
Urban Elite Culture
Medieval towns were vibrant and complex social environments where diverse groups and lifestyles encountered and influenced each other. Surprisingly, in the study of urban archaeology, the aristocracy, one of the leading and most influential groups in medieval society, has so far been neglected. This book puts "aristocracy in towns" on the archaeological research agenda. The interdisciplinary and comparative study explores the significance and representation of aristocrats and their interaction with civic elites in sea-trading towns of the southwestern Baltic from the 12th to the 14th centuries. Essentially, however, the analysis of urban elite culture leads to discussion of a much more fundamental issue: the informative value of material culture for the investigation of social conditions. The book provides new archaeological approaches to the study of social differentiation in towns, and contributes to a deeper understanding of the complexity of urban social structures.
Defining the Identity of the Younger Europe
This book is available in open access thanks to the generous support of the Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań Defining the Identity of the Younger Europe gathers studies that shed new light on the rich tapestry of early modern “Younger Europe” — Byzantine-Slavic and Scandinavian territories. It unearths the multi-dimensional aspects of the period, revealing the formation and transformation of nations that shared common threads, the establishment of political systems, and the enduring legacies of religious movements. Immersive, enlightening, and thought-provoking, the book promises to be an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the complexities of early modern Europe. This collection does not just retell history; it provokes readers to rethink it. Contributors: Giovanna Brogi, Piotr Chmiel,Karin Friedrich, Anna Grześkowiak-Krwawicz, Mirosława Hanusiewicz-Lavallee, Robert Aleksander Maryks, Tadhg Ó hAnnracháin, Maciej Ptaszyński, Paul Shore, and Frank E. Sysyn.
Early Modern European Diplomacy
New Diplomatic History has turned into one of the most dynamic and innovative areas of research – especially with regard to early modern history. It has shown that diplomacy was not as homogenous as previously thought. On the contrary, it was shaped by a multitude of actors, practices and places. The handbook aims to characterise these different manifestations of diplomacy and to contextualise them within ongoing scientific debates. It brings together scholars from different disciplines and historiographical traditions. The handbook deliberately focuses on European diplomacy – although non-European areas are taken into account for future research – in order to limit the framework and ensure precise definitions of diplomacy and its manifestations. This must be the prerequisite for potential future global historical perspectives including both the non-European and the European world.
Religious Plurality at Princely Courts
Early modern European monarchies legitimized their rule through dynasty and religion where ideally the divine right of the ruler corresponded with the official confession of the territory. It has thus been assumed that at princely courts only a single confession was present. However, the reality of the confessionalization paradigm commonly involved more than one faith. Religious Plurality at Princely Courts explores the reverberations of bi-confessional or multi-confessional intra-Christian settings at courts on dynastic, symbolic, diplomatic, artistic, and theological levels addressing a significant neglected understanding of interreligious dialogue, religious change, and confessional blending. Incorporating perspectives across European studies such as domestic and international politics, dynastic strategies, the history of ideas, women's and gender history, and material culture, the contributions to this volume highlight the intersections of religious plurality at court.
The Cambridge World History of Slavery: Volume 3, AD 1420-AD 1804
The various manifestations of coerced labour between the opening up of the Atlantic world and the formal creation of Haiti.
Zwischen Unterordnung und Selbstbehauptung
Die Gottorfer zählen zu den einflussreichsten Fürstenhäusern im nordeuropäischen Raum der Frühen Neuzeit und prägten auf vielfältige Weise die Geschichte der Länder des Ostseeraumes. Die Autorin Melanie Greinert nimmt in ihrem Werk die weiblichen Mitglieder des Hauses und ihre Teilhabe an der Konstituierung und Aufrechterhaltung dynastischer Macht in den Blick und legt damit die erste Monographie vor, in der die Bedingungen, die Möglichkeiten und die Grenzen herrschaftlichen Handelns der Herzoginnen von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf im höfischen Raum sowie in der kulturellen wie auch politischen Praxis aufgezeigt werden. Die Gesamtdarstellung, in der neben den verschiedenen Wirkungsbereichen der Herzoginnen auch ihre transregionalen Beziehungen dargelegt werden, leistet damit einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte von Fürstinnen in der Vormoderne.
Gelehrtenkultur und Sammlungspraxis
In einer virtuellen Rekonstruktion werden der Sammlungsort der Universitätsbibliothek im Juleum zu Helmstedt, seine Ausstattung, die Objektsammlung und historische Schriftstücke im Bibliotheksarchiv erforscht. Der Name des einzigartigen Renaissancegebäudes erinnert an Herzog Julius, Gründer der Universität und der Hofbibliothek in Wolfenbüttel. Neu entdeckte Architekturzeichnungen von Georg Christoph Sturm zeigen, dass die 1759 eingerichtete Saalbibliothek ältere Bibliotheksräume ersetzte. Seine Raumkonzepte wurden zusammen mit handschriftlichen Inventaren, Bibliotheksordnungen, Katalogen und Korrespondenzen archiviert. Die Analyse der Dokumente zur Wissensorganisation wird in dieser...
Die Historische Kommission für Pommern 1911–2011
Tagung "100 Jahre Historische Kommission für Pommern", 13./14.05.2011 EMA Universität Greifswald. Anläßlich des 100. Gründungsjubiläums der Historischen Kommission für Pommern werden in diesem Band erstmals ein Abriß zur Geschichte der Kommission geboten und anschaulich ihre laufenden Editionsvorhaben präsentiert. Neben einem Überblick über bisherige Forschungsergebnisse stehen die Ideen für eine zeitgemäße Landesgeschichtsforschung im Vordergrund, wobei auch Anregungen und Erfahrungen von Mitgliedern befreundeter historischer Kommissionen aus Berlin, Brandenburg und Mecklenburg sowie von Kollegen aus Dänemark, Schweden und Polen einbezogen werden. Die Historische Kommission f...
