Problems with the Interpretation of the “Slovak Reformation”
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Eva Kowalská
Abstract
Structural problems of communities affected by the “Slovak Reformation,” issues with accepting the situation or simply the relationships among various cultural phenomena, like literacy or language policies, are key aspects in studying the impact of the Reformation in Hungary, especially with respect to Slovaks. Information gathered from the Reformation had a direct and long-lasting impact on the formation of vernacular language, as well as on the search for and the construction of an ethnic identity. Searching for evidence left by the Slovak presence in the Reformation movement thus presents challenging though notable problems for Slovak historiography. The confessional division and its political as well as cultural implications have evoked long-lasting discussions among historians as well as politicians. This study focuses on the most relevant issues within these processes.
Funding source: APVV Project 15-0554
Acknowledgment
This research has been conducted thanks to support of the APVV Project 15-0554 Intellectual Heritage and Scientific Communication 1500–1800 with Slovak Relations as Part of European History and Identity (INDED).
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Research Articles
- Luther’s Hammers: German Academic Historiography and Popular Memory of the Reformation in the Context of its 2017 Anniversary
- The End of the Age of Reformation? 2017 as an Ecumenical Approach to the Reformation
- Problems and Challenges of the Modern Historiography of the Zwinglian Reformation
- Deconstructing the Protestant Liberation of the Bible: The Case of the Low Countries
- England and the Catholic Reformation: The Peripheries Strike Back
- Ambiguous Memories of the Reformation: The Case of Norway
- Problems with the Interpretation of the “Slovak Reformation”
- Understanding Long Reformation in Eastern Europe: The Case of Hungarian Puritanism Revisited
