Montaillou: Cathars and Catholics in a French Village

Informationen zum Autor Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie was born in 1929. He has had a distinguished career, serving as Administrateur Général of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (1987-94); member of the Institute (Academy of Moral and Political Sciences). He is a professor atthe Collège de France and chair of the department of the History of Modern Civilization. Klappentext Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie was born in 1929. He has had a distinguished career, serving as Administrateur G¿ral of the Biblioth¿e Nationale de France (1987-94); member of the Institute (Academy of Moral and Political Sciences). He is a professor atthe Coll¿ de France and chair of the department of the History of Modern Civilization. Zusammenfassung An enthralling account of day-to-day life in a medieval French village. Using records gathered by the Catholic Church in its pursuit of heretics, the book recreates the lives of a rich cast of village characters. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 The ecology of Montaillou - the house and the shepherd: environment and authority; the domus; a dominant house - the Clergue family; the shepherds; the great migrations; the life of the shepherds in the Pyrenees; the shepherd's mental outlook. Part 2 An archaeology of Montaillou - from body language to myth: body language and sex; the libido of the Clergues; temporary unions; marriage and love; marriage and the condition of women; childhood and other ages in life; death in Montaillou; cultural exchanges; social relationships; concepts of time and space; fate! magic and salvation; religion in practice; morality! wealth and labour; magic and the other world.

Product details

• Authors: Barbara Bray, E. Ladurie, Emmanuel La Roy Ladurie, Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie
• Assisted by: Barbara Bray (Translation)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.12.2002
• EAN: 9780140137002
• ISBN: 978-0-14-013700-2
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book; France, European History, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Europe / France, Social & cultural history, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Blasphemy, Heresy & Apostasy, Christianity, History of Religion, Medieval History, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Social and cultural history, Church history, Blasphemy, Heresy, Apostasy