Lords'' Rights and Peasant Stories - Writing and the Formation of Tradition in the Later Middle Ages

Informationen zum Autor Simon Teuscher is Professor of History at the University of Zurich. Klappentext Lords' Rights and Peasant Stories suggests rethinking master narratives about transitions from oral to literate societies, examining how village laws (Weistümer) were written down. Zusammenfassung Lords' Rights and Peasant Stories suggests rethinking master narratives about transitions from oral to literate societies! examining how village laws (Weistumer) were written down. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter 1. Two Inquiry Procedures Chapter 2. Dealing with Lordship Rights Chapter 3. Deposition Records: Techniques of Transcription and Narration Chapter 4. Weistümer: Microcosms of Law Chapter 5. Styles of Document Usage Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments

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• Authors: Simon Teuscher, Simon/ Grace Teuscher
• Assisted by: Ruth Mazo Karras (Editor), Philip Grace (Translation)
• Publisher: University of pennsylvania pr
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.02.2012
• EAN: 9780812243680
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-4368-0
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: The Middle Ages Series; Middle Ages; Middle Ages; The Middle Ages Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries