Jenatsch's axe : social boundaries, identity, and myth in the era of the Thirty Years' War

Jenatsch's axe social boundaries, identity, and myth in the era of the Thirty Years' War

"During the turbulent events of Europe's Thirty Years' War, both ruthlessness and adaptability were crucial ingredients for success. In this engaging volume, Randolph C. Head traces the career of an extraordinarily adaptable and ruthless figure, George Jenatsch (1596-1639). Born a Pro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Head, Randolph Conrad (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Rochester : University of Rochester Press 2008.
Colección:CUP ebooks.
Changing perspectives on early modern Europe.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b39829777*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue: Murder (Victim) in the Cathedral xiii
  • Chapter 1 A Brief Life of George Jenatsch 7
  • Chapter 2 Georgius Jenatius, Engadino-Rhetus: Mapping Identity among Region, Nation, and Language 33
  • Chapter 3 From Religious Zealot to Convert 51
  • Chapter 4 Something That Every Goatherd Can Do: Pastor, Soldier, and Noble 71
  • Chapter 5 Hidden Boundaries?: Behind Conventional Views of Jenatsch 94
  • Chapter 6 Jenatsch after 1639: Storytelling in Biography and Myth 111
  • Epilogue: The Past, the Present, and Magic Bells 133.

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