The Moravian Brethren in a time of transition : a socio-economic analysis of a religious community in eighteenth-century Saxony
Zusammenfassung: "Based on thousands of archival documents, Christina Petterson offers an in-depth analysis of the community building process and individual and collective subjectification practices of the Moravian Brethren in eighteenth-century Herrnhut, Eastern Germany between 1740 and 1760. The Moravian Brethren are a Protestant group, but Petterson demonstrates the relevance of their social experiments and practices for early modernity by drawing out the socio-economic layers of the archival material. In doing so, she provides a non-religious reading of categories that become central to liberal ideology as the Moravians negotiate the transition from feudal society to early capitalism. As such The Moravian Brethren in a Time of Transition combines archival analysis with socio-economic change"--(Provided by publisher.)
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
- ISBN
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9789004319462
- Dimensions
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24 cm
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XII, 378 Seiten
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Historical materialism book series ; volume 231
- Keyword
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Geschichte 1740-1760
Brüdergemeine
Sozioökonomischer Wandel
Sachsen
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Veröffentlichung
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Leiden, Boston
- (who)
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Brill
- (when)
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[2021]
- Creator
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Associated
- Petterson, Christina
- Brill
Time of origin
- [2021]
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