Narrative of the Anabaptist Madness: The Overthrow of Münster, the Famous Metropolis of Westphalia (set 2 volumes) (Studies in the History of Christian Traditions, 132)

Book info: Narrative of the Anabaptist Madness: The Overthrow of Münster, the Famous Metropolis of Westphalia (set 2 volumes) (Studies in the History of Christian Traditions, 132) (Hardcover, 392 pages) – Brill, 2007. Language: English.

This is the only accurate translation of the main contemporary historical source for the Anabaptist kingdom of Münster (1534-35). Written by Hermann von Kerssenbrock, a young Catholic eyewitness who later became a schoolmaster, the monumental Latin original was never printed during the author’s life, and circulated only in manuscript format until the editio princeps of 1899/1900; the only previous translation was an unreliable German version written in 1771. This work contains a number of documents not otherwise available, and the author’s conceptions have had a profound influence on later interpretations of the lurid events surrounding one of the most unusual occurrences of the German Reformation. The extensive introduction and notes place the text in its historical context. Editorial Reviews About the Author Christopher S. Mackay, Ph.D. (1994) in Classical Philology from Harvard University, is Associate Professor in the Department of History and Classics of the University of Alberta. He has published a general introduction to Roman history (Ancient Rome: a Military and Political History, Cambridge University Press, 2004) and a edition with translation of the early-modern handbook on witchcraft entitled the Malleus Maleficarum (Cambridge University Press, 2006).