Dieses Buch erklärt die faszinierende Entstehung der Landschaft im Norden Deutschlands, so wie sie sich heute zeigt. Dabei spannen die Autoren einen Bogen von der Jungsteinzeit bis hin zur Moderne. Im ersten Teil des Buches beschreiben die Autoren detailliert welche Prozesse die…
The Roman historian Tacitus is not only our most important source for the Early Roman Empire, but also a literary artist second to none. His fragmentarily preserved Annales deals with the imperial rule established by the first emperor Augustus, the Julio-Claudian dynasty (AD 14 …
Heinrich Heshusius (1556-1597) was a Lutheran pastor and polemicist, and from 1593 also a Lutheran superintendent of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony. An examination of his activities, writings, and public sermons sheds light on the Lutheran ecclesiastical culture of the late Reformat…
Heinrich Heshusius (1556-1597) was a Lutheran pastor and polemicist, and from 1593 also a Lutheran superintendent of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony. An examination of his activities, writings, and public sermons sheds light on the Lutheran ecclesiastical culture of the late Reformat…
Heinrich Heshusius (1556-97) became a leading church superintendent and polemicist during the early age of Lutheran orthodoxy, and played a major role in the reform and administration of several German cities during the late Reformation. As well as offering an introduction to He…
In the 17th and 18th centuries, people, objects, and texts travelled around the world aboard Dutch ships. This book explores how these circulations transformed the knowledge in Asian and European societies. It focuses on epistemic changes in historiography, geography, religion, …