Routledge Research in Early Modern History
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Conversion and Islam in the Early Modern Mediterranean: The Lure of the Other
1st Edition
Edited
By Claire Norton
May 23, 2019
The topic of religious conversion into and out of Islam as a historical phenomenon is mired in a sea of debate and misunderstanding. It has often been viewed as the permanent crossing of not just a religious divide, but in the context of the early modern Mediterranean also political, cultural and ...
Witchcraft, the Devil, and Emotions in Early Modern England
1st Edition
By Charlotte-Rose Millar
May 23, 2019
This book represents the first systematic study of the role of the Devil in English witchcraft pamphlets for the entire period of state-sanctioned witchcraft prosecutions (1563-1735). It provides a rereading of English witchcraft, one which moves away from an older historiography which underplays ...
Individuality in Early Modern Japan: Thinking for Oneself
1st Edition
By Peter Nosco
April 25, 2019
Two of the most commonly alleged features of Japanese society are its homogeneity and its encouragement of conformity, as represented by the saying that the nail that sticks up gets pounded. This volume’s primary goal is to challenge these and a number of other long-standing assumptions regarding ...
The English Revolution and the Roots of Environmental Change: The Changing Concept of the Land in Early Modern England
1st Edition
By George Yerby
March 22, 2019
This study brings a new perspective to a pivotal debate: the causes of the English Revolution. It pinpoints the economic motives behind the opposition to the crown, and shows their connection to the changing mind-set and political transitions of the time. Distinctively, it identifies the radicalism...
The Business of the Roman Inquisition in the Early Modern Era
1st Edition
By Germano Maifreda
March 21, 2019
Established in 1542, the Roman Inquisition operated through a network of almost fifty tribunals to combat heretical and heterodox threats within the papal territories. Whilst its theological, institutional and political aspects have been well-studied, until now no sustained work has been undertaken...
Enlightenment in Scotland and France: Studies in Political Thought
1st Edition
By Mark L. Hulliung
July 19, 2018
Enlightenment in Scotland and France: Studies in Political Thought provides comparative analysis of the Scottish and French Enlightenments. Studies of the two Enlightenments have previously focused on the transnational, their story one of continuity between Scottish intellectuals and French ...
Social Thought in England, 1480-1730: From Body Social to Worldly Wealth
1st Edition
By A.L. Beier
November 17, 2017
Authorities ranging from philosophers to politicians nowadays question the existence of concepts of society, whether in the present or the past. This book argues that social concepts most definitely existed in late medieval and early modern England, laying the foundations for modern models of ...