Why the Middle Ages Matter Medieval Light on Modern Injustice

Name: Why the Middle Ages Matter Medieval Light on Modern Injustice
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ISBN: 9780415780650

ISBN-10: 0415780659

ISBN-13: 9780415780650

Edition: 2012

Authors: Celia Chazelle, Simon Doubleday, Felice Lifshitz, Amy G. Remensnyder

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The word "medieval" is often used in a negative way when talking about contemporary issues; Why the Middle Ages Matter refreshes our thinking about the middle ages by looking at some pressing concerns from today#xE2;#xAC;"s world and showing how they were really handled in the middle ages. The contributors here cover topics such as torture, animal rights, marriage, sexuality, imprisonment, refugees, poverty and end of life care. They shed light on relations between Christians and Muslims and on political leadership. This collection challenges many negative stereotypes of medieval people, revealing a world from which, for instance, much could be learned about looking after the spiritual…

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List price: $38.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 9/14/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Simon R. Doubleday is Associate Professor of History, Hofstra University.



List of contributors


Acknowledgments


A note to readers


Introduction




Crime and punishment: Penalizing without prisons




Social deviancy: A medieval approach




End of life: Listening to the monks of Cluny




Marriage: Medieval couples and the uses of tradition




Women: The Da Vinci Code and the fabrication of tradition




Homosexuality: Augustine and the Christian closet




Sexual scandal and the clergy: A medieval blueprint for disaster




Labor: Insights from a medieval monastery




Disability?: Perspectives on bodily difference from the Middle East




Race: What the bookstore hid




Refugees: Views from thirteenth-century France




Torture and truth: Torquemada's ghost




Class justice: Why we need a Wat Tyler Day




Leadership: Why we have mirrors for princes but none for presidents



Index