The dreadful history and judgement of God on Thomas Müntzer
the life and times of an early German revolutionary
- ISBN: 9781839768958
- Editorial: Verso Books
- Fecha de la edición: 2025
- Lugar de la edición: London. Reino Unido
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 22 cm
- Nº Pág.: 384
- Idiomas: Inglés
How did the son of a coin-maker from central Germany, Thomas Müntzer, rise in just a few short years to become one of the most feared revolutionaries in early modern Europe? Andrew Drummond charts the life and times of the man Martin Luther denounced as a 'Ravening Wolf' and 'False Prophet'. Far from the bloodthirsty devil of legend, he was a man of considerable learning and principle, deeply sympathetic to the misery of the peasantry and the poor.
Introduction: A most useful lesson
The end of the world: Historical and religious background to the German Reformation
The devil sowed his seed: Müntzer early years
Murder and riot and bloodshed: Preacher in Zwickau (1520-1521)
He ran away like an arch-villain: A visit to Prague (1521)
Satan wandered in the wilderness: Erfurt, Nordhausen and Halle (1522-1523)
Satan made himself a nest in Allstedt: A fruitful year of activity in Allstedt (1523-1524)
His face was as yellow as a corpse's: Rebellion in Allstedt (1524)
Using God's name, he spoke and acted for the devil: Müntzer´s theology
The devil never let him rest: Mühlhausen and Nürnberg (1524)
His poisonous seed: In south-west Germany at the time of the peasant uprising (1524-1525)
The time was come: The Thuringian uprising (1525)
Thomas would catch all the bullets in his sleeves: The battle of Frankenhausen (May 1525)
How God punishes disobedience: The aftermath of defeat at Frankenhausen
Rebellious violent preachers: The early Anabaptists
The devil in person: Historiography
