The banishment of Beverland : sex, sin, and scholarship in the seventeenth-century Dutch Republic

Author/Creator:

Hollewand, Karen Eline, 1986- author

Publication/Creation:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019]

Format:

Book

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Full Title:

The banishment of Beverland : sex, sin, and scholarship in the seventeenth-century Dutch Republic / by Karen E. Hollewand

Series Titles:

Brill's studies in intellectual history, volume 298
Brill's Studies in Intellectual History 298.

Related/Included Titles:

Front Matter --
Copyright page /
Dedication /
Acknowledgments /
Tables and Illustrations /
Abbreviations and Translations /
Note on Translations /
Introduction /
Banishment (1650–1680) /
Sin /
Scripture /
Scholarship /
Sex /
Exile (1680–1716) /
Conclusion /
Back Matter --
Bibliography /
Index /

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Beverland, Hadriaan,1650-1716
Philologists--Netherlands--Biography
Classicists--Netherlands--Biography
Humanism--Netherlands--History--17th century
Sex--Religious aspects--Christianity
Sin, Original--History of doctrines
Netherlands--Intellectual life--17th century
Netherlands--Church history--17th century

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Table of Contents:

Front Matter -- Copyright page / Karen E. Hollewand -- Dedication / Karen E. Hollewand -- Acknowledgments / Karen E. Hollewand -- Tables and Illustrations / Karen E. Hollewand -- Abbreviations and Translations / Karen E. Hollewand -- Note on Translations / Karen E. Hollewand -- Introduction / Karen E. Hollewand -- Banishment (1650–1680) / Karen E. Hollewand -- Sin / Karen E. Hollewand -- Scripture / Karen E. Hollewand -- Scholarship / Karen E. Hollewand -- Sex / Karen E. Hollewand -- Exile (1680–1716) / Karen E. Hollewand -- Conclusion / Karen E. Hollewand -- Back Matter -- Bibliography / Karen E. Hollewand -- Index / Karen E. Hollewand.

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

In 1679 Hadriaan Beverland (1650-1716) was banished from the province of Holland. Why was this humanist scholar exiled from one of the most tolerant parts of Europe in the seventeenth century? To answer this question, this book places Beverland’s writings on sex, sin, and scholarship in their historical context for the first time. Beverland argued that sexual lust was the original sin and highlighted the importance of sex in human nature, ancient history, and his own society. His audacious works hit a raw nerve: Dutch theologians accused him of atheism, he was abandoned by his humanist colleagues, and he was banished by the University of Leiden. By positioning Beverland’s extraordinary scholarship in the context of the seventeenth-century Dutch Republic, this book examines how his radical studies challenged the intellectual, ecclesiastical, and political elite, providing a fresh perspective upon the Dutch Republic in the last decades of its Golden Age.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (326 pages).

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9937400272402486

ISBN:

90-04-39632-2

Other Identifiers:

DOI: 10.1163/9789004396326