Praying for (the) Community: Disasters, Ritual and Solidarity in the Eighteenth-Century Dutch Republic
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DOI: 10.1080/14780038.2019.1674619
Abstract: ABSTRACT Organised in the wake of disasters, early modern emergency rituals were intended to persuade God to waive further punishment. However, this article shows that these rituals were as much about communities as about God.… read more here.
Keywords: dutch republic; eighteenth century; century dutch;
Predestination and Toleration: The Dutch Republic’s Single Judicial Persecution of Jews in Theological Context
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DOI: 10.1086/696886
Abstract: The toleration of Jews in early modern Dutch society is commonly seen as predicated on the maintenance of a clear social and religious separation between Jews and Christians. I argue that this view is incomplete… read more here.
Keywords: persecution jews; dutch republic; dutch; judicial persecution ... See more keywords
Professors Down the Aisle: Academic Marriage Patterns in the Seventeenth Century Dutch Republic
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DOI: 10.1177/03631990221088298
Abstract: Misogamist discourse prevailed among western European early modern scholars. This article examines whether misogamist discourse translated into behaviour in the Dutch Republic. We identify marriage trends of professors employed by the universities of Leiden and… read more here.
Keywords: seventeenth century; dutch republic; marriage;