Thinking on earthquakes in early modern Europe

Verfasser: Vermij, Rienk
Dokumenttyp:einbändig
Erscheinungsjahr:2021
Vorlageform:Rienk Vermij
Verlag: Routledge, Taylor&Francis Group
PublisherPlaces:London
Schlagwort: Europa
 Erdbeben
 Naturkatastrophe
 Theoretische Auseinandersetzung
 Deutungsmuster
 Geistegeschichte
 Geschichte 1500-1750
Geo-Klassifikation: Europa
 Italien
 Ferrara
 Österreich
 Wien
ISBN:978-0-367-49218-2
978-0-367-49219-9 hardback
978-1-003-04508-3 ebk
Physische Eigenschaften:ix, 256 Seiten
Fußnoten:This book is the first extensive study of ideas on earthquakes before the Lisbon earthquake in 1755. The earthquake had a deep impact on European culture, and the reactions to it stood in a long tradition that, before this study, had yet to be explored in detail. Thinking on Earthquakes investigates both scholarly theories and views that were propagated among the early modern European population. Through a chronological approach, Vermij reveals that in contrast to the Ancient and medieval philosophers who suggested rational explanations for earthquakes, supernatural ideas made a powerful comeback in the sixteenth century. By analysing a variety of sources such as pamphlets, sermons, and treatises, this study shows how changes in the ideas on earthquakes were a result of social and political demands as well as from improvements in the means of communication, rather than from scientific methods. Thus, Vermij presents an illuminating case for the production of knowledgein early modern Europe. A range of events are explored, including the Ferrara earthquake in 1570 and the Vienna earthquake in 1590, making this study an invaluable source for students and scholars of the history of science and the history of ideas in early modern Europe
Signatur:Bibliographischer Datensatz, Werk nicht am Institut vorhanden
Permalink:https://istg.uni-muenster.de/bibliographie/Record/6210T40142617
Links:DOI
weitere Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/rqx.2022.246
https://www.gbv.de/dms/bowker/toc/9780367492182.pdf