Overview
Defines and classifies Erasmus' attitudes toward non-Christian peoples and groups.
Explores Erasmus’ attitudes toward Turks and Jews synthetically and comparatively.
Analyzes Erasmus' attitude toward Amerindians and Black Africans.
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Conclusions
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book investigates how Erasmus viewed non-Christians and different races, including Muslims, Jews, the indigenous people of the Americas, and Africans. Nathan Ron argues that Erasmus was devoted to Christian Eurocentrism and not as tolerant as he is often portrayed. Erasmus’ thought is situated vis-à-vis the thought of contemporaries such as the cosmographer and humanist Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini who became Pope Pius II; the philosopher, scholar, and Cardinal, Nicholas of Cusa; and the Dominican missionary and famous defender of the Native Americans, Bartolomé Las Casas. Additionally, the relatively moderate attitude toward Islam which was demonstrated by Michael Servetus, Sebastian Franck, and Sebastian Castellio is analyzed in comparison with Erasmus’ harsh attitude toward Islam/Turks.
Reviews
“The book does not dethrone Erasmus as the ‘Prince of Humanists’, yet it does put a timely and welcome big asterisk after that lofty title.” (Koen Scholten, Studia Rosenthaliana, Vol. 48 (1), 2022)
“Nathan Ron’s book helps us to gain some insight not only into Erasmus but also into our own process of understanding the past and our present condition, as scholars and intellectuals.” (William Barker, Renaissance and Reformation, Vol. 43 (1), 2020)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Nathan Ron is Research Fellow at the School of History, The University of Haifa, Israel.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Erasmus and the “Other”
Book Subtitle: On Turks, Jews, and Indigenous Peoples
Authors: Nathan Ron
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24929-8
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-24928-1Published: 16 August 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-24931-1Published: 16 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-24929-8Published: 03 August 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 196
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Christian Theology, Early Modern/Renaissance Literature, History of Early Modern Europe