The Moravian Brethren in a time of transition : : a socio-economic analysis of a religious community in eighteenth-century Saxony / / by Christina Petterson.
Based on hundreds of archival documents, Christina Petterson offers an in-depth analysis of the community building process and individual and collective subjectification practices of the Moravian Brethren in eighteenth-century Herrnhut, Eastern Germany between 1740 and 1760. The Moravian Brethren ar...
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| Superior document: | Historical materialism book series ; 231 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2021] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Historical materialism book series.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
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| Summary: | Based on hundreds of archival documents, Christina Petterson offers an in-depth analysis of the community building process and individual and collective subjectification practices of the Moravian Brethren in eighteenth-century Herrnhut, Eastern Germany between 1740 and 1760. The Moravian Brethren are a Protestant group, but Petterson demonstrates the relevance of their social experiments and practices for early modernity by drawing out the socio-economic layers of the archival material. In doing so, she provides a non-religious reading of categories that become central to liberal ideology as the Moravians negotiate the transition from feudal society to early capitalism. As such The Moravian Brethren in a Time of Transition combines archival analysis with socio-economic change. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004319476 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Christina Petterson. |