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„Seelenbeschreibungen“

Eine frühneuzeitliche Quellengattung und ihr konfessions- und bildungsgeschichtlicher Kontext
  • Edited by: Heinrich Richard Schmidt , Veronika Albrecht-Birkner , Michael Egger , Stefan Ehrenpreis and Janine Scheurer
  • Funded by: Schweizerischer Nationalfonds (SNF)
Language: German
Published/Copyright: 2022

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This volume examines an early-modern source that has so far been largely overlooked, namely "Seelenbeschreibungen" ("descriptions of souls"), the written product of house visits by pastors or elders that were used to measure people’s personal religious knowledge. They provide information about catechetical knowledge, familiarity with prayers, and reading and writing competence, providing a unique insight into early modern lifeworlds.

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Heinrich Richard Schmidt, University of Bern, Switzerland.

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Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook published on:
October 3, 2022
eBook ISBN:
9783110772395
Hardcover published on:
October 3, 2022
Hardcover ISBN:
9783110772241
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Front matter:
10
Main content:
341
Illustrations:
39
Coloured Illustrations:
75
Tables:
1
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