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A revised and updated new edition of Professor Mundy's lively introduction to Europe 1150-1300. It provides a portrait of the social, economic, political and intellectual life of Latin Christendom in the period. Wherever possible the men and women of the high middle ages are allowed to speak for themselves as Professor Mundy makes wide use of contemporary sources xxx; bringing alive the complexities and concerns of people living in medieval times. Another strength of the book is the attention devoted to groups often marginalised in other histories xxx; looking at the experience of women, for instance, and that of the Jews in a predominantly Christian society.
Table des matières
List of maps x
Abbreviations xi
Preface xiii
1 Introduction 1
The subject matter, p. 1 - History, biography and poetry,
pp. 6-10
PART ONE: EUROPE
2 Social frontiers: clerks and laymen 13
The two peoples, p. 13 - Letters, professions and laicism,
pp. 18-24
3 Cultural frontiers: France, Italy and Europe 25
France, p. 25 - Italy, p. 31 - Europe, pp. 34-36
4 Crusades and missions 37
Crusades and European expansion, p. 37 - Missions and
toleration, p. 45 - War and missions, pp. 48-50
5 The Jews 51
Divisions and education, p. 51 - Government and economy,
p. 54 - Conversion and persecution, pp. 60-66
PART TWO: ECONOMY
6 Foundation and growth 69
The land, p. 69 - The town, p. 73 - Industry and commerce,
p. 77 - Planning, building and living standards, pp. 80-89
7 Organization 90
Rural enterprise, p. 90 - Commerce, p. 97 - Business, credit and
industry, pp. 101-108
8 Usury and corporatism 109
The prohibition of usury, p. 109 - Economic corporatism,
pp. 118-125
PART THREE: SOCIETY
9 Women and men 129
Marriage and love, p. 129 - Means, literacy and religion,
pp. 135-142
10 Workers and farmers 143
Farmers, p. 143 - Townsfolk, pp. 152-159
11 Nobles and the military 160
The military, p. 160 - Knighthood, p. 165 - Chivalry and war,
pp. 170-176
12 Ecclesiastics 177
Clerical types, p. 177 - Clerical freedom, p. 182 - Clerical
rivalries, p. 187 - Clerks and layfolk, pp. 190-195
PART FOUR: GOVERNMENT
13 The Church 199
Power and Crusade, p. 199 - Popes and princes, p. 203 - Local
churches, p. 207 - Church government, pp. 212-217
14 The greater monarchies 218
The Empire, p. 218 - England, p. 222 - France, pp. 227-233
15 Princes, senates and assemblies 234
Popes, cardinals and councils, p. 234 - Secular princes and
parliaments, pp. 237-244
16 Princes, villages and towns 245
Communities and defence, p. 245 - Village and town,
p. 246 - Town and city, pp. 250-254
17 Republics 255
Republican thought, p. 255 - The 'people', p. 262 - Princes and
oligarchs, pp. 267-272
Europe in the High Middle Ages
18 Government and law 273
Scribes and chanceries, p. 273 - Laws, p. 277 - Lawyers and
judges, pp. 281-287
PART FIVE: THOUGHT
19 Intellectuals 291
Schools and universities, p. 291 - Learning and freedom,
pp. 296-302
20 Reason and religion 303
History and progress, p. 303 - Science and determinism, p. 309
- Nature and freedom, p. 312 - Deity and certitude, pp. 317-321
21 Enthusiasm and heresy 322
Doubt and heresy, p. 322 - Divergent belief, p. 328 - The ideal
world, pp. 333-336
22 Repression 337
Divergence and society, p. 337 - Urban or rural?, p. 342 - Force
and repression, pp. 344-352
PART SIX: 1300
23 Church, state and society 355
Lay and papal authority, p. 355 - Ecclesiastical divisions,
p. 358 - Lay pressures, pp. 365-370
24 Unam sanctam 371
Polemics, p. 371 - Conclusions, pp. 380-382
Bibliography 383
Maps 395
Index
A propos de l'auteur
John H. Mundy
