Narrative of the Anabaptist Madness (2 vols)
The Overthrow of Münster, the Famous Metropolis of Westphalia
Hermann von Kerssenbrock, translated with introduction and notes by Christopher S. Mackay
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Biographical note
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).
Readership
Those who are interested in the history of the Reformation in general and of radical religious thought and Anabaptism in particular; in millenarianism; in early modern government and warfare in Germany; in Neo-Latin.
Table of contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Note on the Text and Notes
General Introduction
Bibliography
HERMAN OF KERSSENBROCK, HISTORICAL NARRATIVE OF THE ANABAPTIST MADNESS
Title Page
Introduction
1. States are Overthrown by God because of their Sins
2. Beginnings of the City of Münster
3. Location of the City and Nature of the People
4. Fortifications of the City
5. Descriptions of the City’s Churches
6. Public and Private Places and Buildings of the City, its Amenities, and a Few of its Customs
7. Dual Jurisdiction in the City
8. Division of the City’s Inhabitants into Estates
9. Omens and Prodigies that Foretold Uproars in Westphalia and the Destruction of the City of Münster
The Events of 1524-1525
The Events of 1526
The Events of 1527
The Events of 1531
The Events of 1532
The Events of 1533
The Events of 1534
The Events of 1535
The Events of 1536
The Events of 1538-1553
Index
Acknowledgements
Note on the Text and Notes
General Introduction
Bibliography
HERMAN OF KERSSENBROCK, HISTORICAL NARRATIVE OF THE ANABAPTIST MADNESS
Title Page
Introduction
1. States are Overthrown by God because of their Sins
2. Beginnings of the City of Münster
3. Location of the City and Nature of the People
4. Fortifications of the City
5. Descriptions of the City’s Churches
6. Public and Private Places and Buildings of the City, its Amenities, and a Few of its Customs
7. Dual Jurisdiction in the City
8. Division of the City’s Inhabitants into Estates
9. Omens and Prodigies that Foretold Uproars in Westphalia and the Destruction of the City of Münster
The Events of 1524-1525
The Events of 1526
The Events of 1527
The Events of 1531
The Events of 1532
The Events of 1533
The Events of 1534
The Events of 1535
The Events of 1536
The Events of 1538-1553
Index
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