The Calabrian Charlatan, 1598-1603: Messianic Nationalism in Early Modern Europe
(Part of the Early Modern History: Society and Culture Series)
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In 1598 a man - branded the Calabrian Charlatan by his Spanish opponents - appeared in Venice claiming to be King Sebastian, the Portuguese monarch who disappeared in battle some twenty years before. Over the next five years Venetians, Spaniards, and Portuguese wrangled over the true character and identity of the man. Was he a lunatic? Was he an impostor? Was he a messianic king? Eric Olsen uses this strange event to explore Portuguese millenarianism and how a group of Portuguese rebels sought to exploit it to free their nation from Spain.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1403903255
ISBN13:9781403903259
Release Date:November 2002
Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan
Length:186 Pages
Weight:0.78 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.6" x 9.0"
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