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Zusatztext 'There is much here of interest to social historians! information culled from unfamiliar sources! and some useful and challenging ideas.' - English Historical Review'Mêlant habilement sources primaires et sources secondaires! SS! Professeure émérite à l'Université de Tel-Aviv! parvient à élaborer une synthèse de type socio-historique relativement exhaustive sur la question? Ce faisant SS accomplit un veritable travail de sociologie historique! travail qui se révèle ici particulièrement fecund.' Informationen zum Autor Shulamith Shahar, Translated from the Hebrew by Yael Lotan Klappentext The social realities of old age have undergone profound changes since the middle ages. This study shows, however, that the images, attitudes and expectations of old people have changed for less.Shulamith Shahar shows how the status and social participation of the elderly varied according to gender, social stratum, economic resources, position, level of functioning, and personality, as well as according to regional custom.The book offers a broad cultural history of old age in medieval western Europe. Shahar examines the images, attitudes and advocated norms used in relation to the elderly and looks at the elderly in various social strata: churchmen and nuns, rulers, small office holders and soldiers, town dwellers and peasants.A valuable insight into life and society in the Middle Ages, this will prove an invaluable addition to history reading lists. Zusammenfassung This study draws a comprehensive picture of medieval old age in western Europe, combining primary sources and secondary litrature to produce a broad cultural history. Inhaltsverzeichnis INTRODUCTION: On the history of old age in Medieval Europe 1 WHO WERE THE OLD IN THE MIDDLE AGES? 2 THE OLD BODY 3 TRANSCENDING AGE, TRANSCENDING THE BODY 4 WHO AND WHAT IS AN OLD MAN, AND HOW HE SHOULD CONDUCT HIMSELF 5 ‘HONOUR THY FATHER AND THY MOTHER’ 6 CHURCHMEN IN THEIR OLD AGE 7 OLD AGE IN THE RANKS OF THE RULERS AND SOLDIERS 8 OLD AGE IN URBAN SOCIETY 9 OLD AGE IN THE PEASANTRY 10 THE OLD AND THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS...
