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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797569003321

Titolo

Handbook of medieval culture . volume 1 : fundamental aspects and conditions of the European Middle Ages / / edited by Albrecht Classen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin : , : De Gruyter, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

3-11-026730-6

3-11-038544-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (706 p.)

Collana

De Gruyter reference

Disciplina

306.0902

Soggetti

Civilization, Medieval

Europe History 476-1492 Handbooks, manuals, etc

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Volume 1 -- Medieval Culture-An Introduction to a New Handbook / Classen, Albrecht -- Animals, Birds, and Fish in the Middle Ages / Clason, Christopher R. -- Architecture / Stanford, Charlotte A. -- Visual Arts / Parton, Frances -- Astrology, Alchemy and other Occult Sciences / Willard, Thomas -- Astronomy / Schmitz-Esser, Romedio -- The Bible and Biblical Exegesis / Penn, Stephen -- Children and Childhood in the Middle Ages / Pigg, Daniel -- Chivalry and Knighthood / Mondschein, Ken -- Church and the Clergy / Rouillard, Linda -- Cities / Bernwieser, Johannes -- Communication in the Middle Ages / Ross, Lia -- Convivencia: Conquest and Coexistence in Medieval Spain / Abate, Mark T. -- Medieval Courts and Aristocracy / Pawelchak, Nadia -- Daily Life / Jaritz, Gerhard -- Death / Kümper, Hiram -- Dreams and Dream Theory / Wehrle, Jan -- Dwarves, Trolls, Ogres, and Giants / Schäfke, Werner -- Education and Schooling / Sheffler, David -- Excrement and Waste / Jaritz, Gerhard -- Fashion / Rozier, Emily J. -- Fairy, Elves and the Enchanted Otherworld / Goodrich, Jean N. -- Feudalism in Literature and Society / Taylor, Scott L. -- Food and Cookbooks / Gordon, Sarah -- Foreigners and Fear / Connell, Charles W. -- The Forest, the River, the Mountain, the Field, and the Meadow / Sandidge, Marilyn -- Friendship in the Middle Ages / Hill, John M. -- Games and



Pastimes / Milliman, Paul -- God / Goetz, Hans-Werner -- The Greek Orthodox Church / Kotsis, Kriszta -- Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven / Gardiner, Eileen -- Horses and Equitation / Jenéy, Cynthia

Sommario/riassunto

A follow-up publication to the Handbook of Medieval Studies, this new reference work turns to a different focus: medieval culture. Medieval research has grown tremendously in depth and breadth over the last decades. Particularly our understanding of medieval culture, of the basic living conditions, and the specific value system prevalent at that time has considerably expanded, to a point where we are in danger of no longer seeing the proverbial forest for the trees. The present, innovative handbook offers compact articles on essential topics, ideals, specific knowledge, and concepts defining the medieval world as comprehensively as possible. The topics covered in this new handbook pertain to issues such as love and marriage, belief in God, hell, and the devil, education, lordship and servitude, Christianity versus Judaism and Islam, health, medicine, the rural world, the rise of the urban class, travel, roads and bridges, entertainment, games, and sport activities, numbers, measuring, the education system, the papacy, saints, the senses, death, and money.