Past Sense - Studies in Medieval and Early Modern European History : Studies in Medieval and Early Modern European History

The twenty studies collected in this volume focus on the transition from the Middle Ages to the modern world. The method leads from technical investigations on William Durant the Younger (ca. 1266-1330) and Hermann Conring (1606-1681) through reflection on the nature of historical knowledge to a break with historicism, an affirmation of anachronism, and a broad perspective on the history of Europe. The introduction explains when and why these studies were written, and places them in the context of contemporary historical thinking by drawing on Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations. This book will appeal to historians with an interest in historical theory, historians of late medieval and early modern Europe, and students looking for the meaning of history. Contents......Page 7 Acknowledgments......Page 9 Illustrations......Page 11 Abbreviations......Page 12 Permissions......Page 14 Changes and Revisions......Page 16 Manuscript Sigla......Page 18 Introduction: A Program of Research......Page 19 Part One Holding On: William Durant the Younger (ca. 1266–1330)......Page 125 Chapter 1 The Manuscripts and Editions of William Durant the Younger’s Tractatus de modo generalis concilii celebrandi—Revised......Page 127 Chapter 2 A New View of William Durant the Younger’s Tractatus de modo generalis concilii celebrandi......Page 170 Chapter 3 Research on William Durant the Younger’s Tractatus de modo generalis concilii celebrandi:A Critical Review......Page 211 Chapter 4 Quod omnes tangit ab omnibus approbari debet: The Words and the Meaning......Page 240 Chapter 5 At the Crossroads of Law and Politics: William Durant the Younger’s ‘Treatise’ on Councils......Page 276 Chapter 6 The Reception of William Durant the Younger’s Treatises in Late Medieval and Early Modern Times......Page 288 Chapter 7 William Durant the Younger and Conciliar Theory......Page 312 Part Two Moving On: Hermann Conring (1606–81)......Page 331 Chapter 8 Conring on History......Page 333 Chapter 9 From Helmstedt via Mainz to Paris: Hermann Conring and Hugues de Lionne......Page 357 Chapter 10 A Question of Right: Hermann Conring’s New Discourse on the Roman-German Emperor......Page 368 Chapter 11 Hermann Conring and the Republic of Letters......Page 392 Chapter 12 Author and Authenticity in Conring’s New Discourse on the Roman-German Emperor: A Seventeenth-Century Case Study......Page 403 Chapter 13 Political Unity and Religious Diversity: Hermann Conring’s Confessional Writings and the Preface to Aristotle’s Politics of 1637......Page 434 Chapter 14 Hermann Conring and the European History of Law......Page 463 Part Three Come and Gone: Past Sense......Page 483 Chapter 15 Visions of Order in the Canonists and Civilians......Page 485 Chapter 16 Sovereignty and Heresy......Page 511 Chapter 17 Empire the Modern Way......Page 521 Chapter 18 The Limits of History in Brief......Page 530 Chapter 19 Religious Authority and Ecclesiastical Governance......Page 543 Chapter 20 Hegel’s Ghost: Europe, the Reformation, and the Middle Ages......Page 563 Works Cited......Page 615 Index......Page 677 Changes and revisions Manuscript sigla Introduction: A program of research Part 1. Holding on : William Durant the Younger (ca. 1266-1330) The manuscripts and editions of William Durant the Younger's Tractatus de modo generalis concilii celebrandi revised A new view of William Durant the Younger's Tractatus de modo generalis concilii celebrandi Research on William Durant the Younger's Tractatus de modo generalis concilii celebrandi : a critical review Quod omnes tangit ab omnibus approbari debet : the words and the meaning At the crossroads of law and politics : William Durant the Younger's "Treatise" on councils The reception of William Durant the Younger's treatises in late medieval and early modern times William Durant the Younger and conciliar theory Part 2. Moving on : Hermann Conring (1606-81) Conring on history From Helmstedt via Mainz to Paris : Hermann Conring and Hugues de Lionne A question of right : Hermann Conring's New discourse on the roman-German emperor Hermann Conring and the republic of letters Author and authenticity in Conring's New discourse on the roman-German emperor : a seventeenth-century case study Political unity and religious diversity : Hermann Conring's confessional writings and the preface to Aristotle's Politics of 1637 Hermann Conring and the european history of law Part 3. Come and gone : past sense Visions of order in the canonists and civilians Sovereignty and heresy Empire the modern way The limits of history in brief Religious authority and ecclesiastical governance Hegel's ghost : Europe, the Reformation, and the Middle Ages. "The twenty studies collected in this volume focus on the transition from the Middle Ages to the modern world. The method leads from technical investigations on William Durant the Younger (ca. 1266-1330) and Hermann Conring (1606-81) through reflection on the nature of historical knowledge to a break with historicism, an affirmation of anachronism, and a broad perspective on the history of Europe. The introduction explains when and why these studies were written, and places them in the context of contemporary historical thinking by drawing on Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations. This book will appeal to historians with an interest in historical theory, historians of late medieval and early modern Europe, and students looking for the meaning of history."--Back cover The Twenty Studies Collected In This Volume Lead From Technical Investigations In Late Medieval And Early Modern History Through Reflection On The Nature Of Historical Knowledge To A Break With Historicism And A Broad Perspective On The History Of Europe.