The Calabrian Charlatan, 1598?1603 - E-book

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The Calabrian Charlatan, 1598?1603 - ENG

Messianic Nationalism In Early Modern Europe

E. Olsen

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ISBN:	9780230597143
Formato:	Page Fidelity
Idioma:	Inglés
Editorial:	Springer Nature
Tema:	Historia
Subtema:	Historia Social
Año de publicación:	2002-11-19

In 1598 a man - branded the Calabrian Charlatan by his Spanish opponents - appeared in Venice claiming to be King Sebastian, the Portuguese monarch who disappeared in battle some twenty years before. Over the next five years Venetians, Spaniards, and Portuguese wrangled over the true character and identity of the man. Was he a lunatic? Was he an impostor? Was he a messianic king? Eric Olsen uses this strange event to explore Portuguese millenarianism and how a group of Portuguese rebels sought to exploit it to free their nation from Spain.

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