{"product_id":"the-lost-history-of-cosmopolitanism-the-early-modern-origins-of-the-intellectual-ideal-paperback","title":"The Lost History of Cosmopolitanism: The Early Modern Origins of the Intellectual Ideal - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeigh T. I. Penman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lost History of Cosmopolitanism\u003c\/i\u003e challenges our most basic assumptions about the history of an ideal at the heart of modernity. Beginning in antiquity and continuing through to today, Leigh T.I. Penman examines how European thinkers have understood words like 'kosmopolites', 'cosmopolite', 'cosmopolitan' and its cognates. The debates over their meanings show that there has never been a single, stable cosmopolitan concept, but rather a range of concepts-sacred and secular, inclusive and exclusive-all described with the cosmopolitan vocabulary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile most scholarly attention in the history of cosmopolitanism has focussed on Greek and Roman antiquity or the Enlightenments of the 18th century, this book shows that the crucial period in the evolution of modern cosmopolitanism was early modernity. Between 1500 and 1800 philosophers, theologians, cartographers, jurists, politicians, alchemists and heretics all used this vocabulary, shedding ancient associations, and adding new ones at will. The chaos of discourses prompted thinkers to reflect on the nature of the cosmopolitan ideal, and to conceive of an abstract 'cosmopolitanism' for the first time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis meticulously researched book provides the first intellectual history of an overlooked period in the evolution of a core ideal. As such, \u003ci\u003eThe Lost History of Cosmopolitanism\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential work for anyone seeking a contextualised understanding of cosmopolitanism today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeigh T.I. Penman\u003c\/b\u003e is Research Fellow at Monash Indigenous Studies Centre, Monash University, Australia. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eHope and Heresy: The Problem of Chiliasm in Lutheran Confessional Culture \u003c\/i\u003e(2019), as well as numerous articles concerning early modern religious and intellectual history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51785874964768,"sku":"9781350230934","price":77.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9bf6aed4dd78848c5072663d93b77a1d.webp?v=1780622676","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-lost-history-of-cosmopolitanism-the-early-modern-origins-of-the-intellectual-ideal-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}