Between State and Church : Confessional Relations from Reformation to Enlightenment: Poland - Lithuania - Germany - Netherlands Hardback
by Wojciech Kriegseisen
Part of the Polish Studies - Transdisciplinary Perspectives series
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The different theoretical notions and practices of the relations between the state and religious communities in early modern Europe constitute one of the most interesting problems in historiography.
Moving away from a simple «toleration» versus «non-toleration» dichotomy, the author sets out to analyse the inter-confessional relations in selected European territories in a «longue duree» perspective, between Reformation and Enlightenment.
Outlining the relations between the state and the different Churches (confessions) in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Holy Roman Empire of Germany, and the Northern Netherlands serves to highlight the specificity of Northern Netherlands serves to highlight the specificity of «free» (non-absolutist) composite states, where the particularly complex process of defining the raison d’etat determined the level of religious toleration that was politically feasible and socially acceptable.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:626 pages
- Publisher:Peter Lang AG
- Publication Date:16/12/2015
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- ISBN:9783631626702
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:626 pages
- Publisher:Peter Lang AG
- Publication Date:16/12/2015
- Category:
- ISBN:9783631626702
