Jan Hus between time and eternity : reconsidering a medieval heretic / / Thomas A. Fudge

• Autore: Fudge Thomas A.
• Pubblicazione: Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2016]; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (299 p.)
• Disciplina: 284/.3
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Priest and reformer in Prague -- Did Hus' spirituality influence women and religious practice in Bohemia? -- The sex life of Jan Hus -- The eschatological Hus in an apocalyptic age -- Martyr at Constance -- Hus on trial: seeing the accused through the eyes of his enemies -- Preaching against heretics at the Council of Constance -- Friendship and faith: the prisoner and the knight -- The other sheep: reflections on heresy by a suspected heretic -- Legacy to the world -- A curious absence: Jan Hus in the Hussite crusade -- Hus in genealogies of heresy and alternative models of apostolic succession -- The seven last words of Jan Hus -- Politicizing the legend of Jan Hus: problems and perspectives -- Jan Chlum in correspondence from the Council of Constance.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book reconsiders Jan Hus, the late medieval Bohemian priest who was burned at the stake six hundred years ago. This revisionist examination of heresy and religious and social reform in late medieval Europe explores his role and legacy as a priest and reformer in Prague and challenges prevailing views about Hus and the interpretation of his life and thought.
• Titolo autorizzato: Jan Hus between time and eternity
• ISBN: 1-4985-2751-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910797852103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II