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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451644503321

Autore

Holmes David L (David Lynn)

Titolo

The faiths of the founding fathers [[electronic resource] /] / David L. Holmes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006

ISBN

1-280-84632-1

0-19-804123-3

1-4294-3877-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Disciplina

200.973/09033

Soggetti

Deism - United States - History - 18th century

Statesmen - Religious life - United States - History - 18th century

Electronic books.

United States Religion To 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-209) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Religion in the American colonies in 1770 -- The Anglican tradition and the Virginia founding fathers -- The enlightenment religion of deism -- The founding fathers and deism -- The religious views of Benjamin Franklin -- The religious views of George Washington -- The religious views of John Adams -- The religious views of Thomas Jefferson -- The religious views of James Madison -- The religious views of James Monroe -- The wives and daughters of the founding fathers -- A layperson's guide to distinguishing a deist from an orthodox Christian -- Three orthodox Christians -- The past is a foreign country.

Sommario/riassunto

It is not uncommon to hear Christians argue that America was founded as a Christian nation. But how true is this claim?. In this compact book, David L. Holmes offers a clear, concise and illuminating look at the spiritual beliefs of our founding fathers. He begins with an informative account of the religious culture of the late colonial era, surveying the religious groups in each colony. In particular, he sheds light on the various forms of Deism that flourished in America, highlighting the profound influence this intellectual movement had on the founding generation. Holmes then examines the i



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Record Nr.

UNISA996198548903316

Autore

Andrea Zorzi

Titolo

Conflitti, paci e vendette nell'Italia comunale / / a cura di Andrea Zorzi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Firenze University Press, 2009

Firenze : , : Firenze University Press, , 2009

©2009

ISBN

9788864531175

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (235 pages) : 1 map

Collana

Open Access e-Books

Knowledge Unlatched

Reti medievali e-book ; ; 14

Disciplina

303.60945

Soggetti

Political violence - Italy - History - To 1500

City-states - Italy - History - To 1500

Vendetta - Italy - History - To 1500

Conflict management - Italy - History - To 1500

Political violence - Italy - History

Conflict management - Italy - History

Vendetta - Italy - History

Italy History 1268-1559

Italy Politics and government 1268-1492 Congresses

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Selected papers presented at a seminar held in Florence, Italy, Jan. 26, 2005.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a collection of seven essays with an introduction by the editor. The contributions propose first-hand studies of some of the less researched aspects of the history of the Italian communes: the practices of conflict, vendetta and pacification. The variety of different ways of resolving conflicts brought to light by the studies for the various civic and rural contexts (Mantua, Parma, Pisa, Lucca, Florence and the Valdinievole), between the beginning of the thirteenth and the mid fourteenth century, indicate how normal such social relations were, the widespread nature of the feud and the legitimisation and centrality



of the culture of the vendetta within the political arena of the commune. The book hence offers a precious contribution for a review of the prevalent narration of the vendetta in late mediaeval Italian society.

Il volume raccoglie sette saggi e un'introduzione del curatore che propongono indagini di prima mano su alcuni aspetti tra i meno indagati della storia dei comuni italiani: le pratiche del conflitto, della vendetta e della pacificazione. La varietà dei modi di condurre, gestire e risolvere i conflitti, che le ricerche evidenziano per vari contesti cittadini e rurali (Mantova, Parma, Pisa, Lucca, Firenze e la Valdinievole) tra l'inizio del XIII e la metà del XIV secolo, mostra l'ordinarietà di tali relazioni sociali, la larga diffusione delle pratiche di faida, la legittimazione e la centralità della cultura della vendetta nello spazio politico comunale. Il volume offre un contributo prezioso alla riconsiderazione della narrazione tuttora prevalente della vendetta nella società italiana del tardo medioevo.