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Religion, Reason, and Culture in the Age of Goethe
Elisabeth Krimmer (Ed.)
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Description for Religion, Reason, and Culture in the Age of Goethe
Hardcover. Investigates how culture in the Age of Goethe shaped and was shaped by a sustained and multifaceted debate about the place of religion in politics, philosophy, and culture. Editor(s): Krimmer, Elisabeth; Simpson, Patricia Anne. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; 3JF; DSBD; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 630.
Investigates how culture in the Age of Goethe shaped and was shaped by a sustained and multifaceted debate about the place of religion in politics, philosophy, and culture. The eighteenth century is usually considered to be a time of increasing secularization in which the primacy of theology was replaced by the authority of reason, yet this lofty intellectual endeavor played itself out in a social and political reality that was heavily impacted by religious customs and institutions. This duality is visible in the literature and culture of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Germany. On the one hand, authors such ... Read more
Investigates how culture in the Age of Goethe shaped and was shaped by a sustained and multifaceted debate about the place of religion in politics, philosophy, and culture. The eighteenth century is usually considered to be a time of increasing secularization in which the primacy of theology was replaced by the authority of reason, yet this lofty intellectual endeavor played itself out in a social and political reality that was heavily impacted by religious customs and institutions. This duality is visible in the literature and culture of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Germany. On the one hand, authors such ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Columbia, MD, United States
ISBN
9781571135612
SKU
V9781571135612
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About Elisabeth Krimmer (Ed.)
ELISABETH KRIMMER is Professor of German at the University of California, Davis. PATRICIA ANNE SIMPSON is Professor of German at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Reviews for Religion, Reason, and Culture in the Age of Goethe
[P]rovides a new and refreshing perspective on the relation between religion and reason as it evolved during the German Enlightenment. . . . [C]overs a vast amount of ground and incorporates many essays that are relevant beyond Enlightenment studies alone . . . . Taken as a whole, it presents many literary and philosophical perspectives that promote new understandings of ... Read more