Incombustible Lutheran Books in Early Modern Germany

ISBN-13: 9781032093918 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 204 str.

Avner Shamir

Opis

This book is an investigation of the early modern Lutheran affection for books that survived fires. It explores narratives about and practices concerning their preservation, and discusses conceptions of incombustible books in relation to the Lutheran theory of the cessation of miracles.

Spis treści

1. Unburnt Books: Early Modern Lutheran Things  2. Narrative  3. Thing  4. Miracle  5. "Non cultus sed memoriae gratia"

O autorze

Avner Shamir is Associate Professor at the SAXO Institute, University of Copenhagen.