Images of the Medieval Peasant |
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| Author:
| Freedman, Paul |
| Series title: | Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8047-3372-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1999 |
| Publisher: | Stanford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $160.00 |
Book Description:
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This book examines the conflicting images of peasants from the post-Carolingian period to the German Peasants' War--how they were represented as subhuman yet as close to God; as contemptible yet as exemplary Christians--and how such views formed the basis for social movements.
This book examines the conflicting images of peasants from the post-Carolingian period to the German Peasants' War--how they were represented as subhuman yet as close to God; as contemptible yet as exemplary Christians--and how such views formed the basis for social movements.