Piety and Politics: Religion and the Rise of Absolutism in England, Wurttemberg and Prussia

by Mary Fulbrook

Book Overview

In the context of continuing debates over Protestantism, capitalism and the absolutist state, this book presents a fresh historical and theoretical analysis of religion and politics in early modern Europe. The author undertakes a systematic comparative-historical analysis of the very different contributions made by the Puritan and Pietist movements to the success or failure of absolutist rule in England, W rttemberg and Prussia. While Puritans and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521276330
• ISBN13: 9780521276337
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"