LEADER 03051nam 22004812 450 001 9910793672603321 005 20230817180417.0 010 $a90-04-39660-8 024 7 $a10.1163/9789004396609 035 $a(CKB)4100000008398789 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5842501 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004396609 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000008398789 100 $a20190203d2019 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aImperial villages $ecultures of political freedom in the German lands, c. 1300-1800 /$fby Beat Ku?min 210 1$aLeiden ;$aBoston :$cBrill,$d[2019] 215 $a1 online resource (293 pages) 225 0 $aStudies in Central European histories,$x1547-1217 ;$vvolume 65 311 $a90-04-34506-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront 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. 330 $aHundreds of rural communities tasted political freedom in the Holy Roman Empire. For shorter or longer periods, villagers managed local affairs without subjection to territorial overlords. In this first book-length study, Beat Kümin focuses on the five case studies of Gochsheim and Sennfeld (in present-day Bavaria), Sulzbach and Soden (Hesse) and Gersau (Switzerland). Adopting a comparative perspective across the late medieval and early modern periods, the analysis of multiple sources reveals distinct extents of rural self-government, the forging of communalized confessions and an enduring attachment to the empire. Negotiating inner tensions as well as mounting centralization pressures, Reichsdörfer provide privileged insights into rural micro-political cultures while their stories resonate with resurgent desires for greater local autonomy in Europe today. 410 0$aStudies in Central European Histories$v65. 606 $aImperial villages (Holy Roman Empire) 606 $aPolitical culture$zHoly Roman Empire 606 $aCountry life$zHoly Roman Empire 607 $aHoly Roman Empire$xPolitics and government 615 0$aImperial villages (Holy Roman Empire) 615 0$aPolitical culture 615 0$aCountry life 676 $a320.80943 700 $aKu?min$b Beat A.$0939614 801 0$bNL-LeKB 801 1$bNL-LeKB 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910793672603321 996 $aImperial villages$93854676 997 $aUNINA