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pp. 236, “A Poisoned Chalice tells the story of a long-forgotten criminal case: the poisoning of the communion wine in Zurich’s main cathedral in 1776. The story is riveting and mysterious, full of bizarre twists and colorful characters–an anti-clerical gravedigger, a hard-drinking drifter, a defrocked minister–who come to life in a series of dramatic criminal trials. But it is also far more than just a good story. In the wider world of German-speaking Europe, writes Jeffrey Freedman, the affair became a cause c??re, the object of a lively public debate that focused on an issue much on the minds of intellectuals in the age of Enlightenment: the problem of evil.”
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| ISBN | 0691002339 | |
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| ISBN13 | 9780691002330 | |
| Number of pages | 236 | |
| Original Title | A Poisoned Chalice | |
| Published Date | 2002 | |
| Book Condition | Very Good | |
| Jacket Condition | Very Good | |
| Binding | Hardcover | |
| Size | 8vo | |
| Place of Publication | Princeton | |
| Edition | First Edition | |
| Category: | History | |
| Author: | Jeffrey Freedman | |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
pp. 236, “A Poisoned Chalice tells the story of a long-forgotten criminal case: the poisoning of the communion wine in Zurich’s main cathedral in 1776. The story is riveting and mysterious, full of bizarre twists and colorful characters–an anti-clerical gravedigger, a hard-drinking drifter, a defrocked minister–who come to life in a series of dramatic criminal trials. But it is also far more than just a good story. In the wider world of German-speaking Europe, writes Jeffrey Freedman, the affair became a cause c??re, the object of a lively public debate that focused on an issue much on the minds of intellectuals in the age of Enlightenment: the problem of evil.”
| Weight | 1 kg |
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