Jacob Boehme and the Thirty Years’ War
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1991
Publication Title
Central European History
Abstract
The Thirty Years' War, which lasted from 1618 to 1648, was occasioned, if not caused, by complex disputes over religion. Fought mainly in Germany, it was a European war, involving powers from Spain to Poland. The three decades of merciless warfare in the heart of Europe undermined the old awareness of a universal Christendom, shattered the authority of the Holy Roman Empire, and contributed to the consolidation of the territorial entity or nation state. The war ended with Germany weakened and divided, and with the once proud Kingdom of Bohemia bereft of its former national and confessionla identity.
Recommended Citation
Weeks, Andrew, "Jacob Boehme and the Thirty Years’ War" (1991). Faculty Publications-Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. 122.
https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/fpllc/122
Comments
This article was originally published as “Jacob Boehme and the Thirty Years’ War,” Central European History 24 (1991): pp. 213-221.