{"product_id":"a-humanist-on-the-frontier-marcell-sebk-9780367482961","title":"A Humanist on the Frontier: The Life Story of a Sixteenth-Century Central European Pastor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Humanist on the Frontier\u003c\/em\u003e explores the remarkable life of Sebastian Ambrosius, a sixteenth-century Lutheran minister and intellectual from Késmárk (now Kezmarok) in present-day Slovakia, formerly on the borderland of the Kingdom of Hungary. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough an examination of Ambrosius' publications and correspondence, this book throws new light on the dynamics of urban communities in Upper Hungary, communication within the humanist Republic of Letters in both Central European and wider European networks, and ecclesiastical controversies. Adopting methods of microhistory and cultural history, it also reconstructs Ambrosius' life by positioning him in various contexts that trace his relationship to, and interpretations of, themes of power, tradition, vocation, communication and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is essential reading for scholars and students of early modern European history, as well as those interested in microhistory, cultural history, and the Republic of Letters. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marcell Sebők\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367482967\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367482961\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"Marcell Seb\u0026#337;k","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136011317503,"sku":"9780367482961","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4779d065-f395-44bf-935a-f0c76e142122.jpg?v=1770159917","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-humanist-on-the-frontier-marcell-sebk-9780367482961","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}