Peasant Fires
Download or Read eBook Peasant Fires PDF written by Richard M. Wunderli and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Richard M. Wunderli |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 182 |
Release | : 1992 |
ISBN-10 | : 0253367255 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780253367259 |
Rating | : 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Peasant Fires by : Richard M. Wunderli
Book excerpt: One night in 1476 in the small southern German town of Niklashausen, an illiterate shepherd and street musician by the name of Hans Behem had a vision of the Virgin Mary. This work sets the pieces of the story into their cultural, religious, and political context. It explores important questions about the period and about historical memory.