Medieval Worlds: A SourcebookRoberta Anderson, Dominic Bellenger Routledge, 2013 M06 17 - 320 pages Complete with introductions, full commentary, glossary, and a guide to further reading, Medieval Worlds is a comprehensive sourcebook for the study of Western Europe from the fifth to the fifteenth century. Drawing on a wide range of documents, from chronicles, legal, state, and church documents, to biographies, poems, and letters from all over Europe, the authors expertly illustrate to the reader the unity – and complexity – of the medieval world. Amongst many more, central issues discussed include:
Medieval Worlds presents the reader with a view of the medieval era as it was: one of immense diversity with openness to new ideas, and outreach in areas from technology to natural philosophy. |
Contents
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2 THE MONASTIC WORLD | 28 |
3 THE WORLD OF THE PAPACY | 59 |
4 THE WORLD OF THE CRUSADES | 87 |
5 THE WORLD OF THE FEUDAL KINGDOMS | 111 |
6 THE ENGLISH POLITICAL WORLD | 138 |
7 THE WORLD OF THE OUTSIDER | 167 |
8 THE WORLD OF WOMEN | 183 |
9 THE WORLD OF THE MIND | 209 |
10 THE WORLD OF THE COUNTRYSIDE | 240 |
11 THE WORLD OF THE TOWN | 262 |
12 THE MEDIEVAL WORLD SELFOBSERVED | 282 |
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Abbot according aforesaid apostles archbishop barons Bernard of Clairvaux bishop blessed body brother called castle cathedral Chapter Charlemagne Christian command confirmed court Crusades death decree Discourse divine earl earth ecclesiastical election emperor England English evil faith father field fight find fire first five friars Galahad Gawain give God’s grace hand hath heart heaven heirs hold holy honour horse imperial justice king King’s kingdom knight land Leif living London Lord Lord’s marriage Mary Mary Magdalene master medieval Middle Ages monastery monks Moreover office Oxford peace person Peter pilgrims Pope prayer preaching priest prince electors profit R. H. Tawney R. W. Southern reason received Rule Saint Saint Brendan Saracens servants sins Sir Kay soul Source spirit St James steward successors thee things thou town trans unto villeins wife wish women words