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  The Movement of the Free Spirit: General Considerations and Firsthand Testimony Concerning Some Brief Flowerings of Life in the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and, Incidentally, Our Own Time (Paperback) By (author) Raoul Vaneigem, Translated by Randall Cherry, Translated by Ian Patterson

  

  

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  Short Description for The Movement of the Free SpiritThis book by the legendary Situationist activist is a fiercely partisan historical reflection on the ways religious and economic forces have shaped Western culture.
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  • Publisher: ZONE BOOKS
  • Published: 08 May 1998
  • Format: Paperback 302 pages
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  • Categories: European History | Early History: C 500 To C 1450/1500 | Medieval History | Early Modern History: C 1450/1500 To C 1700 | Blasphemy, Heresy, Apostasy | History Of Religion | Christianity
  • ISBN 13: 9780942299717 ISBN 10: 094229971X
  • Sales rank: 176,517

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• This book by the legendary Situationist activist and author of The Revolution of Everyday Life examines the heretical and millenarian movements that challenged social and ecclesiastical authority in Europe from the 1200s into the 1500s.Although Vaneigem discusses a number of different movements such as the Cathars and Joachimite millenarians, his main emphasis is on the various manifestations of the Movement of the Free Spirit in northern Europe. He sees not only resistance to the power of state and church but also the immensely creative invention of new forms of love, sexuality, community, and exchange. Vaneigem is particularly interested in the radical opposition presented by these movements to the imperatives of an emerging market-based economy, and he evokes crucial historical parallels with the antisystemic rebellions of the 1960s. The book includes translations of original texts and source materials.