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Was ist ein Mythos? Wie setzt man sich ein ewiges Denkmal? Mythen ähneln gewissermaßen Knödeln: Stehen sie dampfend auf dem Tisch, ist es fast unmöglich, das exakte Verhältnis der Zutaten zu ermitteln, das die Klöße gerade noch geschmeidig und doch nicht mehlig macht. Ebenso rätselhaft ist die Entstehung von Mythen, aber sie finden in ,modernen' Gesellschaften nach wie vor reißenden Absatz. Die vorliegende Studie versucht erstmals, anhand des Nachlebens des enthaupteten Grafen Lamoraal von Egmont (1522-1568), der Frage nachzugehen, warum und wie eine historische Gestalt zu einer mythischen Figur avancieren konnte. Was machte ihn unsterblich? Wie und wieso erreichte der Name Egmont ein durch die Jahrhunderte hindurch vom Mittelmeerraum bis in die DDR nachhallendes Echo? In diesem Buch werden unter Einbeziehung mannigfaltiger historischer und literarischer Quellen die verschiedenen Stationen und Schattierungen des Egmont-Mythos vom Kopf an in ihrem jeweiligen Kontext beleuchtet. Auf diese Weise entwickelt der Autor ein Modell, das an ähnlich mythischen Figuren wie Masaniello, Wilhelm Tell und Jeanne d'Arc erprobt werden kann. Dieses Buch wurde 2012 im Rahmen des Programms Geisteswissenschaften International vom Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels ausgezeichnet.

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This is the first biography of the last and greatest British idealist philosopher, R. G. Collingwood (1889-1943), a man who both thought and lived at full pitch. Best known today for his philosophies of history and art, Collingwood was also a historian, archaeologist, sailor, artist, and musician. A figure of enormous energy and ambition, he took as his subject nothing less than the whole of human endeavor, and he lived in the same way, seeking to experience the complete range of human passion. In this vivid and swiftly paced narrative, Fred Inglis tells the dramatic story of a remarkable life, from Collingwood's happy Lakeland childhood to his successes at Oxford, his archaeological digs as a renowned authority on Roman Britain, his solo sailing adventures in the English Channel, his long struggle with illness, and his sometimes turbulent romantic life. In a manner unheard of today, Collingwood attempted to gather all aspects of human thought into a single theory of practical experience, and he wrote sweeping accounts of history, art, science, politics, metaphysics, and archaeology, as well as a highly regarded autobiography. Above all, he dedicated his life to arguing that history--not science--is the only source of moral and political wisdom and self-knowledge. Linking the intellectual and personal sides of Collingwood's life, and providing a rich history of his milieu, History Man also assesses Collingwood's influence on generations of scholars after his death and the renewed recognition of his importance and interest today.

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Social Scientists & Psychologists. --- Collingwood, R. G. --- Philosophers, Modern

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Legislators --- Elections --- Constitutional amendments --- Selection and appointment --- United States. --- Elections. --- United States --- Political science --- Biography & autobiography

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Wolfgang Capito (1478-1541), a leading Christian Hebraist and Catholic churchman who converted to Protestantism, was a pivotal figure in the history of the Reformation. After serving as a professor of theology in Basel and adviser to the archbishop of Mainz, he moved to Strasbourg, which became, largely due to his efforts, one of the most important centres of the Reformation movement after Wittenberg.This penultimate volume in the series is a fully annotated translation of Capito's existing correspondence covering the years 1532-36 and culminating in the Wittenberg Concord between the Lutheran and Reformed churches. The correspondence includes Capito's efforts, alongside those of his colleague Martin Bucer, to negotiate that compromise. Other letters deal with local, political, financial, and doctrinal questions, as well as Capito's personal life. The letters demonstrate the importance of Capito and his colleagues in providing advice in matters concerning the churches in southern Germany and Switzerland, but also regarding the evangelicals in neighbouring France.Milton Kooistra's annotation provides historical context by identifying classical, patristic, and biblical "ations as well as persons and places. Continuing in the tradition of rigorous scholarship established in Volume 1 and Volume 2, this volume provides crucial details on the evolution of Capito's thought and its contribution to the Reformation movement.

Christianity --- Religion --- Philosophy & Religion --- Capito, Wolfgang, --- Capito, Wolfang Fabricius --- Fabritius Capito --- Köpfel, Wolfgang --- Humanists --- Reformation. --- Scholars --- Persons --- Learning and scholarship --- Protestant Reformation --- Reformation --- Church history --- Counter-Reformation --- Protestantism --- History --- Theologians --- Christian theologians --- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General.

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