Incombustible Lutheran Books in Early Modern Germany

Nonfiction, History, Germany, Modern
Cover of the book Incombustible Lutheran Books in Early Modern Germany by Avner Shamir, Taylor and Francis
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Author: Avner Shamir ISBN: 9780429619595
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: January 16, 2019
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Avner Shamir
ISBN: 9780429619595
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: January 16, 2019
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

This book discusses the early modern engagement with books that survived intentional or accidental fire in Lutheran Germany. From the 1620s until the middle of the eighteenth century, unburnt books became an attraction for princes, publishers, clergymen, and some laymen. To cope with an event that seemed counter-intuitive and possibly supernatural, contemporaries preserved these books, narrated their survival, and discussed their significance. This book demonstrates how early modern Europeans, no longer bound to traditional medieval religion, yet not accustomed to modern scientific ways of thinking, engaged with a natural phenomenon that was not uncommon and yet seemed to defy common sense.

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This book discusses the early modern engagement with books that survived intentional or accidental fire in Lutheran Germany. From the 1620s until the middle of the eighteenth century, unburnt books became an attraction for princes, publishers, clergymen, and some laymen. To cope with an event that seemed counter-intuitive and possibly supernatural, contemporaries preserved these books, narrated their survival, and discussed their significance. This book demonstrates how early modern Europeans, no longer bound to traditional medieval religion, yet not accustomed to modern scientific ways of thinking, engaged with a natural phenomenon that was not uncommon and yet seemed to defy common sense.

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