Historical anthropology of the Middle Ages / Aaron Gurevich ; ed. by Jana Howlett

• Autore: Gurevich, Aaron
• Pubblicazione: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1992
• Descrizione fisica: XIII, 247 p. ; 24 cm.
• Soggetto topico: Civiltà
• Altri autori: Howlett, Jana
• Nota di bibliografia: Contiene bibliografia: pp. 228-237
• Nota di contenuto: Introduzione. Jana Howlett - Pt. I: Methodology. 1: Historical anthropology and the science of history. 2: Medieval culture and mentalite according to the new French historiography. 3: Oral and written culture of the Middle Ages: two 'peasant visions' of the late twelfth to the early thirteenth centuries. 4: Perceptions of the individual and the hereafter in the Middle Ages. 5: The west portal of the Church of St Lazare in Autun: the paradoxes of the medieval mind - Pt. II: Case Studies. 6: Saga and history: the 'historical conception' of Snorri Sturluson. 7: The Tale of Thorstein Goose-Pimples, the underworld and Icelandic humour. 8: On heroes, things, gods and laughter in Germanic poetry. 9: Wealth and gift-bestowal among the ancient Scandinavians. 10: Edda and law: commentary on Hyndlolioth. 11: Semantics of the medieval community: 'farmstead', 'land', 'world'.
• ISBN: 0226310833
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 991001206169707536
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