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Informationen zum Autor Thomas A. Fudge is professor of medieval history at the University of New England in Australia. Klappentext This book reconsiders Jan Hus, the late medieval Bohemian priest who was burned at the stake six hundred years ago. This revisionist examination of heresy and religious and social reform in late medieval Europe explores his role and legacy as a priest and reformer in Prague and challenges prevailing views about Hus and the interpretation of his life and thought. Zusammenfassung This book reconsiders Jan Hus! the late medieval Bohemian priest who was burned at the stake six hundred years ago. This revisionist examination of heresy and religious and social reform in late medieval Europe explores his role and legacy as a priest and reformer in Prague and challenges prevailing views about Hus and the interpretation of his life and thought. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1: Priest and Reformer in PragueChapter 1: Did Hus' "Spirituality" Influence Women and Religious Practice in Bohemia?Chapter 2: The Sex Life of Jan HusChapter 3: The Eschatological Hus in an Apocalyptic AgePart 2: Martyr at ConstanceChapter 4: Hus on Trial: Seeing the Accused through the Eyes of his EnemiesChapter 5: Preaching against Heretics at the Council of ConstanceChapter 6: Friendship and Faith: The Prisoner and the KnightChapter 7: "The Other Sheep": Reflections on Heresy by a Suspected HereticPart 3: Legacy to the World Chapter 8: A Curious Absence: Jan Hus in the Hussite CrusadeChapter 9: Hus in Genealogies of Heresy and Alternative Models of Apostolic SuccessionChapter 10: The Seven Last Words of Jan HusEpilogue: Politicizing the Legend of Jan Hus: Problems and PerspectivesAppendix: John Chlum in Correspondence from the Council of Constance
