Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Dreadful History and Judgement of God on Thomas MüntzerCondition: NewSubtitle: The Life and Times of an Early German RevolutionaryISBN-10: 1839768940EAN: 9781839768941ISBN: 9781839768941Publisher: Verso BooksFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 02/06/2024Description: 'The princes are nothing but tyrants who flay the people; they fritter away our blood and sweat on their pomp and whoring and knavery.' These were the words of Thomas Müntzer at the head of the massed ranks of a peasant army in the year 1525. Ranged against him were the might of the princes of the German Nation. How did Müntzer, the son of a coin maker from central Germany, rise in just a few short years to become one of the most feared revolutionaries in early modern Europe?In this brilliant work of historical excavation, Andrew Drummond charts the life and times of the man Martin Luther denounced as a 'Ravening Wolf' and 'False Prophet'. Drummond shows us Müntzer as a human being. Far from the bloodthirsty devil of legend, he was a man of considerable learning and principle, deeply sympathetic to the misery of the peasantry and the poor. In his short life - he was beheaded at thirty-five - Müntzer promised to fundamentally upend German society.Seeking to save Müntzer from the condescension of history, Drummond guides us through the religious and political disputes of the Reformation, placing his life and thought in the context of those turbulent years. The result is a portrait of an often contradictory but always radical figure, one who continues to inspire movements of the poor across the globe.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 234mmItem Length: 153mmItem Weight: 538gAuthor: Andrew DrummondGenre: Law & PoliticsTopic: Philosophy & Spirituality, HistoryItem Width: 29mmRelease Year: 2024 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: The Dreadful History and Judgement of God on Thomas Müntzer
Title: The Dreadful History and Judgement of God on Thomas Müntzer
Subtitle: The Life and Times of an Early German Revolutionary
ISBN-10: 1839768940
EAN: 9781839768941
ISBN: 9781839768941
Release Date: 02/06/2024
Release Year: 2024
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Book Title: Dreadful History and Judgement of God on Thomas Müntzer : The Life and Times of an Early German Revolutionary
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Verso Books
Item Height: 1.1 in
Topic: History & Theory, Christianity / Denominations, Europe / Renaissance, Political
Publication Year: 2024
Genre: Religion, Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 19.6 Oz
Author: Andrew Drummond
Item Length: 9.5 in
Item Width: 6.3 in
Format: Hardcover
