Looking beyond the Paradigm: Reformation and Religious Diversity across Borders and Cultures in Central and Southeastern Europe

The study of the early modern era, with a particular focus on the Reformation, has been influenced by the principles of comparative historiography. This has resulted in the introduction of several methodological innovations that have transformed the previously well-established landscape of Reformation studies into a complex field characterised by a plurality of perspectives. This plurality will undoubtedly activate ambiguities, discontinuities and relativity in terms of historical knowledge...