Alexander Schunka – författare

Migration to, from, and within German-speaking lands has been a dynamic force in Central European history for centuries. Exemplifying some of the most exciting recent research on historical mobility, the essays collected here reconstruct the experiences of vagrants, laborers, religious exiles, refugees, and other migrants during the last five hundred years of German history. With diverse contributions ranging from early modern martyrdom to post–Cold War commemoration efforts, this volume identifies revealing commonalities shared by different eras while also placing the German case within the broader contexts of European and global migration.

Migration to, from, and within German-speaking lands has been a dynamic force in Central European history for centuries. Exemplifying some of the most exciting recent research on historical mobility, the essays collected here reconstruct the experiences of vagrants, laborers, religious exiles, refugees, and other migrants during the last five hundred years of German history. With diverse contributions ranging from early modern martyrdom to post–Cold War commemoration efforts, this volume identifies revealing commonalities shared by different eras while also placing the German case within the broader contexts of European and global migration.

Early modern European monarchies legitimized their rule through dynasty and religion, and ideally the divine right of the ruler corresponded with the confession of the territory. It has thus been assumed that at princely courts only a single confession was present. However, the reality of the confessional circumstances at court commonly involved more than one faith. Religious Plurality at Princely Courts explores the reverberations of biconfessional or multiconfessional intra-Christian situations at courts on dynastic, symbolic, diplomatic, artistic, and theological levels, exploring interreligious dialogue, religious change, and confessional blending. Incorporating perspectives across European studies such as domestic and international politics, dynastic strategies, the history of ideas, women’s and gender history, as well as visual and material culture, the contributions to this volume highlight the dynamics and implications of religious plurality at court.

In diesem Quellenbuch sind ca. 170 Texte aus der Zeit zwischen den 1670er und 1770er Jahren ediert, die aus der Perspektive verschiedener Disziplinen einen Zugang zu dieser frühneuzeitlichen Reformbewegung in ihrem sozial- und kulturgeschichtlichen Kontext bieten. In den zwanzig Kapiteln geht es thematisch u. a. um Gemeinschaftskonzepte, Frömmigkeitspraxis und wissenschaftliche Theologie, Kommunikation und Medien, Mission und internationale Beziehungen, Politik, Pädagogik, Geschlechterrollen, Armen- und Waisenfürsorge, Künste und Kunstkritik, Wirtschaft und Naturwissenschaften. Eine kurze Einleitung zu jeder Rubrik wie auch zu jedem Quellentext, knappe Kommentare, Querverweise innerhalb des Bandes, weiterführende Literaturhinweise sowie Personen-, Orts- und Bibelstellenregister ermöglichen eine rasche Orientierung.Die Quellentexte selbst spiegeln hinsichtlich der berücksichtigten Autoren und Autorinnen, der Textsorten (u. a. Lebens- und Reisebeschreibung, Tagebuch, Brief, Lied, Gedicht, Erbauungs- und Ratgeberliteratur, Satire, Predigt, obrigkeitliche Verordnung, theologische Abhandlung, Chronik, Protokoll) und der geographischen Herkunft die Breite und Vielschichtigkeit des frühneuzeitlichen Pietismus.[Pietism Sourcebook]This sourcebook collects about 170 texts dating from 1670 to 1770. From the perspective of different disciplines they offer an approach to this early modern reform movement in its social and cultural contexts. The topics of the twenty chapters include community approaches, practice of piety and academic theology, communication and media, mission and international relations, politics, education, gender roles, welfare, art and art criticism, economics and natural sciences. A short introduction to each section and to every source text, short comments, cross-references, further bibliographical references and indices of persons, places and biblical passages facilitate a quick orientation.