Coda: Repositioning early modern Prague on the global stage

Verfasser: Ivanic, Suzanna
Dokumenttyp:Aufsatz
Erscheinungsjahr:2021
Vorlageform:Suzanna Ivanic
Schlagwort: Prag
Kultur
Kulturaustausch
Globalität
Globale Bedeutung
Geschichte 1500-1800
Geo-Klassifikation: Tschechien
Prag
Fußnoten:Extract: The question that sparked this forum was to what extent we can see Prague as an important stage for Renaissance and Reformation exchange and as an internationally connected city. It is striking, though not unexpected, that all the authors have been drawn to some extent to sources and subjects in Rudolfine Prague. It must be stressed, however, that the emphasis of each of these studies is somewhat different to an older field of "Rudolfine studies." The researchers here do not focus on the emperor's court but use it as context. It is tangential to their main focal points - on Jewish communities, religious change, and the exchange of scientific and musical knowledge - and these are first and foremost historians not of Prague but of social and cultural history, music, art, material culture, and religion. This indicates a marked shift from the historiography. For this generation of scholars, Prague is not only a city that is home to a fascinating and intriguing art historical moment but is also a city of early modern international connections. It provides a unique context for understanding communities, everyday experiences, religion, and culture in early modern Europeαa multilingual, multiconfessional, and multicultural mixing pot whose composition changed dramatically across the early modern period. Rudolf's court was certainly a catalyst for these crossings and encounters, but they did not fade away after his death in 1612, nor were they limited to the confines of the castle above the city.
Quelle:Austrian history yearbook 52 (2021) = Forum: Global Prague: Renaissance and Reformation crossroads, Seite 81-82
Signatur:Open Access
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