Images of the Medieval Peasant

Name: Images of the Medieval Peasant
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ISBN: 9780804733731

ISBN-10: 0804733732

ISBN-13: 9780804733731

Edition: 1999

Authors: Paul Freedman

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Medieval peasants tended to be regarded by their contemporaries as dirty, foolish and dishonest. However, they could also be regarded as virtuous for their hard work, and because they were Christians. This book examines these conflict images.

Book details

List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication date: 1/1/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 484
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English



List of Illustrations


A Note on Translations


Abbreviations


Introduction: Marginality and Centrality of Peasants



Peasant Labor and the Limits of Mutuality



The Breakdown of Mutuality: Laments over the Mistreatment of Peasants



Equality and Freedom at Creation



The Curse of Noah



National Myths and the Origins of Serfdom



Representations of Contempt and Subjugation



Peasant Bodies, Male and Female



Peasant Warriors and Peasant Liberties



Pious and Exemplary Peasants



The Problem of Servitude: Arbitrary Mistreatment, Symbolic Degradation



Peasant Rebellions of the Late Middle Ages


Conclusion: Harmony and Dissonance


Notes


Bibliography


Index