In celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, an enthralling and original novel that brings to life one of Christianity's most significant figures, Martin Luther, and the tumultuous world of late medieval Germany that shaped—and was reshaped by—him, told through the fictional letters and diary entries of his youngest son, Paul.Growing up in the shadow of his strict and pious father, Paul Luther rejected Martin’s singular devotion. Unwilling to join his father's fanatical disciples, Paul became critical of his famous father's critiques, and instead turned his interest and intellect to science and medicine. Yet Martin Luther remained a presence that haunted Paul’s life and transformed his world.Shadows of My Father paints a vivid and atmospheric picture of Martin Luther, including his day-to-day life, his break with the Catholic Church, and his singular dedication in sustaining the Reformation. It is also a portrait of a rebellious son raised in a harsh religious household who turns his faith to saving lives instead of souls, eventually becoming a royal doctor. Christoph Werner vividly recreates the world of sixteenth-century Germany, a time of wars and famines when a Kaiser battles to keep an empire together, and faith and tradition clash with education and reason—giving birth to superstition and shaking the foundations of a Catholic Church already riven by internal conflict. A thoughtful, insightful lens into one of the most famous figures, one of the most profound historical events, and one of the most turbulent periods in our past, Shadows of My Father reveals an intriguing, historically accurate, and all-too-human side of Martin Luther and his lasting legacy.

Shadows of My Father: The Memoirs of Martin Luther's Son―A Novel

Literature & Fiction

Werner, Christoph

Genre Fiction

HarperLegend

An Iranian Town in Transition deals with the social and economic history of Tabriz, a town in north-west Iran and the centre of the historical province Azerbaijan. The focus of this study is on the notables of the town in an epoch of fundamental change that stretches from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-nineteenth century. Far from narrating a simple history of events, the study addresses major questions related to endowments (waqf), the workings of the Shiite judiciary, urban and provincial administration, the changing role of the 'ulama, and tenure of landed property in concrete case-studies. With its wide perspective on developments in urban society, the study interprets the process of social change in the transitional period from the Zands to the Qajars as a crucial starting point for the modern history of Iran. Stressing the importance of indigenous sources for this period, the author drew heavily on hitherto neglected Persian archival material. A large number of documents, deeds, and court protocols are included in critical edition in the appendix.

An Iranian Town in Transition: A Social and Economic History of the Elites of Tabriz, 1747-1848 (Documenta Iranica Et Islamica, 1)

Business & Money

Economics

Harrassowitz Verlag

Der Traum und die Fehlleistungen (PSYCHOANALYSE UND EMPIRIE) (Consilia) (German Edition)

History

Europe

Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Gmbh & Co

Die Bedeutung der fruhen Kindheit (PSYCHOANALYSE UND EMPIRIE) (Abhandl.d.akad.der Wissensch. Phil.-hist.klasse 3.folge) (German Edition)

<p>English Summary: The Kujuji-foundations from 780/1380 are a vivid testimony to an outstanding personality in Tabriz during the Jalayerid period. Their founder, Khwaja Shaikh Kujuji, appears in the sources as political advisor to the rulers of his time, as urban notable, poet, and charismatic sheikh. The present volume offers a critical edition of the Arabic text of the waqf-deed, with translation and an extensive commentary. The study is also a contribution to the post-mongol history of Iran and sheds new light on the early history of the Safavids as well. German Description: Die Kujujis in Tabriz waren ein Familienverband, mit dem sich eine wahrend der mongolischen Herrschaft ab dem 7./13. Jahrhundert entstandene und in Nordwestiran zentrierte, mystisch inspirierte religiose Bewegung verbindet. Im Kontext der tiefgreifenden Transformationen dieser Epoche erlebte die Familie einen enormen gesellschaftlichen Aufstieg. Ausdruck dafur sind die umfangreichen Stiftungsaktivitaten Ghiyat ad-Din Muhammad Kujujis, vor allem in Tabriz. Der Band bietet eine kritische Edition und eine ausfuhrlich annotierte deutsche Ubersetzung der Kujuji-Stiftungsurkunde von 782/1380. Ein detaillierter einfuhrender Kommentar analysiert insbesondere rechtliche, soziale und religiose Aspekte der Stiftung und diskutiert Fragen zur Politik- und Ideengeschichte Irans in post-mongolischer Zeit mit Fokus auf die Dynastie der Jalayiriden. Die Studie zeigt an mehreren Stellen, dass eine Beschaftigung mit der Familie des Stifters auch die fruhe Geschichte der Safawiden in neuem Licht erscheinen lasst.</p>

Die Kujuji-Stiftungen in Tabriz: Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Jalayiriden (Edition, Übersetzung, Kommentar) (Nomaden Und Sesshafte) (German Edition)

Dr Ludwig Reichert Verlag

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