Social Mobility in Late Antique Gaul - Strategies and Opportunities for the Non-Elite

Informationen zum Autor Allen Jones is Associate Professor of History at Troy University. Klappentext This book explores the situation of the non-elite living in Gaul during the late fifth and sixth centuries. Zusammenfassung This book explores the situation of the non-elite living in Gaul during the late fifth and sixth centuries. Viewing the society as a whole! and taking into account specific social groups! Jones creates an image of Barbarian Gaul as an honor-driven! brutal! and flexible society defined by social mobility. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: Barbarian Gaul; 2. Evidence and control; 3. Social structure I: hierarchy, mobility and aristocracies; 4. Social structure II: free and servile ranks; 5. The passive poor: prisoners; 6. The active poor: pauperes at church; 7. Healing and authority I: physicians; 8. Healing and authority II: enchanters; 9. Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Allen Jones, Allen E. Jones
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.2009
• EAN: 9780521762397
• ISBN: 978-0-521-76239-7
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 235 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Europe / France, HISTORY / Europe / Western, CE period up to c 1500, Medieval History, Western Europe, Ancient History, Church history, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval