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From Heaven to Earth : The Reordering of Castilian Society, 1150-1350 /

Between the late twelfth century and the mid fourteenth, Castile saw a reordering of mental, spiritual, and physical space. Fresh ideas about sin and intercession coincided with new ways of representing the self and emerging perceptions of property as tangible. This radical shift in values or mental...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ruiz, Teofilo F. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2016]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • Introduction. From Heaven to Earth
  • 1. A Taste for the New: Commerce, Property, and Language
  • 2. The Evidence of Wills
  • 3. Property: Wills and the Law in Medieval Castile
  • 4. Itemizing the World: Boundaries, Consolidation of Property, and Rights of Way
  • 5. Family and Property: Lineages and Primogeniture
  • 6. Heavenly Concerns: Charity and Salvation
  • 7. Toward a New Concept of Power: Unsacred Monarchy
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index