Economic and Confessional Relationships in 18th Century Travel Writing from the Rhine

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

For the enlightened community in the 18th century in Germany, travel writing was an important medium for sharing “empiric” data and facts about the different parts of the “Holy Empire.” Starting with the publications of Friedrich Nicolay in 1783, observations on different religious behaviour was an important influence on the economy. For example, Catholicism was said to be a major factor for the economic backwardness of the South. For the majority of enlightened travellers of the 18th century, the industrial protestant regions like northern Germany, or at a European level the Netherlands and England, were the embodiment of the economic development of a modern state.

Object Details

• Alternative title: Beschreibung von ökonomischen und konfessionellen Zusammenhängen in Reiseberichten vom Rhein im 18. Jahrhundert
• ISSN: 0172-6404
• Extent: Seite(n): 158-169
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Historical Social Research, 42(2)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Geschichte ; Soziologie, Anthropologie ; Religionssoziologie ; Sozialgeschichte, historische Sozialforschung ; Katholizismus ; Rheinland ; wirtschaftliche Lage ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; religiöse Faktoren ; Aufklärungszeitalter ; Deutschland ; Protestantismus ; 18. Jahrhundert ; regionaler Unterschied

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Nebgen, Christoph
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Deutschland
• (when): 2017

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.42.2017.2.158-169
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-51889-4
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:26 PM CEST