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Ritterakademie (Academy for Knights)
(1,182 words)

[German version]

A. Concept and Genesis (CT)

In the spirit of the social-historical clash of Renaissance and Reformation, the decline of knighthood and the rise of the cities, new models were developed for the estates and the new professional and trade classes that in turn necessitated a corresponding special education. Until this point the scholar had been not only teacher and mediator between the generations but…

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Keck, Rudolf W., “Ritterakademie (Academy for Knights)”, in: Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry. Consulted online on 19 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e15206940>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510



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