„Seelenbeschreibungen“
Eine frühneuzeitliche Quellengattung und ihr konfessions- und bildungsgeschichtlicher Kontext
Contributor(s)
Schmidt, Heinrich Richard (editor)
Albrecht-Birkner, Veronika (editor)
Egger, Michael (editor)
Ehrenpreis, Stefan (editor)
Scheurer, Janine (editor)
Collection
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)Language
GermanAbstract
This volume examines an early-modern source "Seelenbeschreibungen" ("descriptions of souls"), the written product of house visits by pastors or elders that were used to measure people’s personal religious knowledge. They provide information about catechetical knowledge, familiarity with prayers, and reading and writing competence, providing a unique insight into early modern lifeworlds.
Keywords
Catechism; Literacy; Early modern periodDOI
10.1515/9783110772395ISBN
9783110772395, 9783110772241, 9783110772500, 9783110772395Publisher
De GruyterPublisher website
https://www.degruyter.com/Publication date and place
Berlin/Boston, 2022Imprint
De Gruyter OldenbourgSeries
Konfession und Literalität in der Vormoderne / Confession and Literacy in the Pre Modern Era, 1Classification
History
General and world history
History and Archaeology
c 1500 onwards to present day