03051nam 22004812 450 991082351320332120230817180417.090-04-39660-810.1163/9789004396609(CKB)4100000008398789(MiAaPQ)EBC5842501(nllekb)BRILL9789004396609(EXLCZ)99410000000839878920190203d2019 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierImperial villages cultures of political freedom in the German lands, c. 1300-1800 /by Beat KüminLeiden ;Boston :Brill,[2019]1 online resource (293 pages)Studies in Central European histories,1547-1217 ;volume 6590-04-34506-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Matter -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Preface -- Notes on the Text -- Figures and Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Approaches -- Polities without a Prince: an Introduction -- Origins, Evolutions and Settings -- Regimes -- Domestic Affairs: Co-Operation and Conflict -- External Relations: Protectors and Predators -- Religious Life: Heaven and Earth -- Perspectives -- Representations and Perceptions -- Conclusions -- Back Matter -- Communities Possessing, Claiming or Attributed Imperial Village Status (Pre-1803) -- Senior Officials and Clergymen in Five Imperial Villages c. 1300–1800 -- Bibliography -- Index.Hundreds of rural communities tasted political freedom in the Holy Roman Empire. For shorter or longer periods, villagers managed local affairs without subjection to territorial overlords. In this first book-length study, Beat Kümin focuses on the five case studies of Gochsheim and Sennfeld (in present-day Bavaria), Sulzbach and Soden (Hesse) and Gersau (Switzerland). Adopting a comparative perspective across the late medieval and early modern periods, the analysis of multiple sources reveals distinct extents of rural self-government, the forging of communalized confessions and an enduring attachment to the empire. Negotiating inner tensions as well as mounting centralization pressures, Reichsdörfer provide privileged insights into rural micro-political cultures while their stories resonate with resurgent desires for greater local autonomy in Europe today.Studies in Central European Histories65.Imperial villages (Holy Roman Empire)Political cultureHoly Roman EmpireCountry lifeHoly Roman EmpireHoly Roman EmpirePolitics and governmentImperial villages (Holy Roman Empire)Political cultureCountry life320.80943Kümin Beat A.939614NL-LeKBNL-LeKBBOOK9910823513203321Imperial villages3986254UNINA