The Memory and Motivation of Jan Hus, Medieval Priest and Martyr: 11 (Europa Sacra)

Fudge, Professor of Medieval History Thomas A

ISBN 10: 2503544428 / ISBN 13: 9782503544427

Published by Brepols N.V., 2013

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2013. Bilingual. hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Memory and Motivation of Jan Hus, Medieval Priest and Martyr: 11 (Europa Sacra)
• Publisher: Brepols N.V.
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 2503544428
• ISBN 13: 9782503544427
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Jan Hus (1371-1415) gave his name to a social and religious revolution which captured the attention of Europe. The central figure in a late medieval reform movement, he died a condemned heretic. Martyrdom made him famous but his essential identity has remained a point of controversy. Who was Jan Hus? This work explores the driving forces in the life and work of this medieval priest as he moved from obscurity to the vulnerability of a publicly accused heretic and the disgraceful prelude to martyrdom. It also focuses on the construction and facilitation of the memory of Jan Hus. Historical facts are often compelling but these postulations cannot be approached apart from the manner and process in which those events are remembered.This book illuminates the life and work of the medieval priest and martyr who rose from humble origins to national hero and popular saint on the platform of a unique and renewed practice of the Christian faith. So profound were his challenges to the church and so bellicose were the reactions to his untimely demise, that the name Jan Hus was destined never to fade into oblivion.