The essays reflect the work of a broad spectrum of disciplines in humanities and cultural studies. They present a new vision of the early modern era, which attempts to register the diverse and contradictory nature of early modern culture, transcending unambiguous notions of development such as "modernization" or "secularization.".

Name der Zeitschrift: Das Mittelalter Jahrgang: 20 Heft: 2 Seiten: 311-326.