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Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse : Religion, War, Famine and Death in Reformation Europe by Ole Peter Grell and Andrew Cunningham (2001, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521467012
ISBN-139780521467018
eBay Product ID (ePID)1830841
Product Key Features
Number of Pages376 Pages
Publication NameFour Horsemen of the Apocalypse : Religion, War, Famine and Death in Reformation Europe
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEurope / General, Eschatology
Publication Year2001
TypeTextbook
AuthorOle Peter Grell, Andrew Cunningham
Subject AreaReligion, History
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight21.2 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.7 in
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Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN00-025314
Dewey Edition21
Reviews'... an ingenious and refreshing assessment of the Reformation ... a brave and lively textbook which produces a useful rapport between the interests of social history and the history of religion.' Journal of Ecclesiastical History, ‘The Four Horsemen is a well-constructed and eminently readable work.’Peter Taylor-Whiffen, The Independent, 'The Four Horsemen is a well-constructed and eminently readable work.' Peter Taylor-Whiffen, The Independent, ‘The book should appeal not only to the general reader but also to specialist scholars, filled as it is with stimulating observations and insights.’The English Historical Review, ‘… an ingenious and refreshing assessment of the Reformation … a brave and lively textbook which produces a useful rapport between the interests of social history and the history of religion.’Journal of Ecclesiastical History, "...the authors of this new study make a significant contribution to the discussion...Their effort...provides an enlightening and valuable contribution to the study of the role of eschatology in the early modern world that will hold much interest for students of that period." Publishers Weekly, 'What makes this book stand out from others is the attention the authors lavish on religious interpretations of this period of new disasters and epidemics. ... they have written an important book that stimulates even as it summarizes. The abundance of excellent illustrations also makes the book a joy to look at.' Medical History, 'What makes this book stand out from others is the attention the authors lavish on religious interpretations of this period of new disasters and epidemics. … they have written an important book that stimulates even as it summarizes. The abundance of excellent illustrations also makes the book a joy to look at.' Medical History, 'The book should appeal not only to the general reader but also to specialist scholars, filled as it is with stimulating observations and insights.' The English Historical Review, '… an ingenious and refreshing assessment of the Reformation … a brave and lively textbook which produces a useful rapport between the interests of social history and the history of religion.' Journal of Ecclesiastical History
TitleLeadingThe
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal940.2/2
Table Of ContentPreface; List of illustrations; 1. Introduction: an apocalyptic age; 2. The White Horse: religion, revelation and reformation; 3. The Red Horse: war, weapons and wounds; 4. The Black Horse: food, f(e)ast and famine; 5. The Pale Horse: disease, disaster and death; 6. Epilogue; Notes; Index.
SynopsisUsing the prism of D rer's woodcut, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Andrew Cunningham and Ole Grell offer a new and exciting interpretation of European history in the period 1490 to 1648. D rer's image came to characterize the outlook of most early modern Europeans, who saw repeated episodes of war, epidemics and famine as indicating the imminent end of the world. Lavishly illustrated with fascinating contemporary images, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse brings together religious, social, military and medical history, giving readers a unique insight into the early modern world. Andrew Cunningham is a Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science in the University of Cambridge. His most recent book is The Anatomical Renaissance (1997). Ole Peter Grell is a Lecturer in Early Modern History at the Open University, Milton Keynes. Among his recent books are Calvinist Exiles in Tudor and Stuart England (Scolar Press, 1997) and Paracelsus: The Man and His Reputation (Brill Academic Publishers, 1998). Together the authors have published Health Care and Poor Relief in Protestant Europe 1500-1700 (Routledge, 1997) and Health Care and Poor Relief in Counter-Reformation Europe (Routledge, 1999). Since 1998 they have edited the series History of Medicine in Context published by Ashgate., Cunningham and Grell offer an exciting interpretation of early modern European history (1490-1648), using the prism of The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. The book is lavishly illustrated with fascinating contemporary images, giving a unique insight into the early modern world., This book offers an exciting interpretation of early modern European history (1490-1648). Cunningham and Grell's point of departure, and a prism through which events of the period are interpreted, is Dürer's famous woodcut of The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. This image came to characterise the outlook and expectations of most early modern Europeans, who experienced a dramatic rise in population, leading to repeated episodes of war, epidemics and famine. These were seen as indicating the imminent end of the world. The book is lavishly illustrated with fascinating contemporary images which, like many texts of the period, are preoccupied with Apocalypticism and eschatological expectations. Lucidly written and carefully organised, it brings together religious, social, military and medical history in one survey, giving a unique insight into why the early modern world linked all the crises of the age to the Day of Judgement., Using the prism of DUrer's woodcut, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Andrew Cunningham and Ole Grell offer a new and exciting interpretation of European history in the period 1490 to 1648. DUrer's image came to characterize the outlook of most early modern Europeans, who saw repeated episodes of war, epidemics and famine as indicating the imminent end of the world. Lavishly illustrated with fascinating contemporary images, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse brings together religious, social, military and medical history, giving readers a unique insight into the early modern world. Andrew Cunningham is a Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science in the University of Cambridge. His most recent book is The Anatomical Renaissance (1997). Ole Peter Grell is a Lecturer in Early Modern History at the Open University, Milton Keynes. Among his recent books are Calvinist Exiles in Tudor and Stuart England (Scolar Press, 1997) and Paracelsus: The Man and His Reputation (Brill Academic Publishers, 1998). Together the authors have published Health Care and Poor Relief in Protestant Europe 1500-1700 (Routledge, 1997) and Health Care and Poor Relief in Counter-Reformation Europe (Routledge, 1999). Since 1998 they have edited the series History of Medicine in Context published by Ashgate.
LC Classification NumberD231 .C86 2000
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