Reformationsjubiläum in der tschechischen Geschichtsschreibung
The Anniversary of the Reformation in Czech Historiography

Summary/Abstract: This article gives an overview of Czech historical works that were published on the occasionof the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther´s appearance, and the beginning of theEuropean Reformation in 2017. Although the anniversary was put less in the spotlightthere than in Germany, several works were published in the Czech Republic that significantlyenriched knowledge about the course of the Lutheran Reformation in Bohemiaand Moravia between the beginning of the sixteenth century and the 1620s.The study focuses on the works written by historians, church historians and theologianswho deal with the personality of Martin Luther, the course of the Lutheran Reformationin the Czech Lands, the attitude of the Bohemian and Moravian nobility towards theLutheran Reformation the relations between the Reformation and the fine arts. Finally,it pays attention to newly published translations works and editions. Besides these publicationsand studies, it mentions conferences which took place in the Czech Republic orconventions in other countries, particularly in Germany, where contributions on Bohemiantopics were presented.

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