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In the context of continuing debates over Protestantism, capitalism and the absolutist state, this book presents a fresh historical and theoretical analysis of religion and politics in early modern Europe. The author undertakes a systematic comparative-historical analysis of the very different contributions made by the Puritan and Pietist movements to the success or failure of absolutist rule in England, Württemberg and Prussia. While Puritans and Pietists shared similar religious ideas, aspirations and ethos, they developed quite different political attitudes and alliances in each case. English Puritans made a crucial contribution to the overthrow of attempted absolutism, as the English Revolution helped ensure the further development of parliamentary rule. Pietists in Württemberg shared the anti-absolutist attitudes of the English Puritans, yet tended to remain politically passive in the constitutional struggles against absolutism. And in complete contrast, Pietists in Prussia made a vital positive contribution to the successful establishment of the militaristic, bureaucratic Prussian absolutist state.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History Regional & national history

• Full title: Piety and Politics
• Subtitle: Religion and the Rise of Absolutism in England, Wurttemberg and Prussia
• Author: Mary Fulbrook
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224
• EAN: 9780521276337
• ISBN: 0521276330
• ID: 02026251
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 337 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 152 × 17 mm
• Date of publishing: 17. November 1983

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