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Matthew Spinka, Howard Kaminsky, and the medieval Hussites / Thomas A. Fudge.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fudge, Thomas A., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Spinka, Matthew, 1890-1972.
- Spinka, Matthew.
- Kaminsky, Howard, 1924-.
- Kaminsky, Howard.
- Hussites--History.
- Hussites.
- Hussites--Historiography.
- Historiography.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvii, 333 pages) : illustrations (black and white
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Lexington Books, 2021.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- 1 Why Study Hussites? p. 9
- A Medieval Tale p. 10
- Current Challenges p. 13
- Penetrating the Czech "Hussite" Fortress p. 18
- Foundations of Hussite History beyond Europe p. 21
- 2 What Does Biography Tell Us about Historiography? p. 33
- Schools of Historical Interpretation p. 33
- Global Medievalism p. 35
- Intersections of History and Biography p. 37
- Visions of the Past, Visions of the Future p. 42
- Historians and Partisan Perils: Can They Be Avoided? p. 45
- 3 Matthew Spinka p. 51
- The Man and His Work p. 51
- A Czech Scholar in America p. 51
- Opposition to Marxist-Communist Thought p. 61
- Role of Church History p. 65
- Jan Hus and the Hussites in Spinka's Hands p. 68
- Early Views of Hus p. 69
- Rebutting the Loserth Thesis p. 72
- John Hus at the Council of Constance p. 81
- John Hus' Concept of the Church p. 87
- Hesitation on Heresy p. 95
- John Hus: A Biography p. 96
- The Letters of John Hus p. 100
- Paul de Vooght: An Uncomfortable Ally p. 101
- Assessing Spinka the Scholar p. 103
- Reflections on Russia p. 104
- The 1965 Hus Symposium p. 106
- Hus and Loserth Reprised p. 111
- 4 Howard Kaminsky p. 137
- The Life, Ideas, and Reputation p. 137
- Outlines of a Life p. 138
- Substantive Contributions p. 148
- Personality and Performance p. 155
- Faith and Fantasy p. 163
- Posthumous Portrait p. 164
- Jews, Holocaust, and History p. 168
- Historical Method p. 172
- International Reputation p. 178
- Kaminsky Among the Hussites p. 179
- A History of the Hussite Revolution p. 180
- Nicholas of Dresden and Petr Chelcicky p. 196
- The Hussite Movement in History p. 197
- After the Hussites p. 205
- Reviews: Mining Overlooked Repositories p. 209
- The TLS Debate p. 216
- Reviewing Historical Approaches p. 219
- 5 Remembering the Past, Imagining the Future p. 245
- The Haze of History p. 245
- Hussites after 2020 p. 251
- Spinka and Kaminsky-Past and Future p. 258.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-311) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9781793650818
- 1793650810
- Publisher Number:
- 40030651797
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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