Souls under siege : stories of war, plague, and confession in fourteenth-century Provence /

Mostrar otras versiones (1)

"Between 1343 and 1363, people in Europe endured two waves of plague and surging mercenary violence. Plague killed an estimated 1/3 of the population while tens of thousands of mercenaries fought in the Hundred Years War, raiding and occupying towns during lulls. This book shows that many peopl...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Archambeau, Nicole (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2021.
Temas:
Delphina, > of Signe, > 1284-1360.
Delphina, > of Signe, > 1284-1360
To 1600
Healing > Religious aspects > Christianity > History > To 1500.
War and society > France > Provence > History > To 1500.
Plague > France > Provence > History > To 1500.
Penance > History > France > Provence > To 1500.
HISTORY / Medieval
Healing > Religious aspects > Christianity
Manners and customs
Penance
Plague
War and society
France > Social life and customs > 1328-1600.
France > Mœurs et coutumes > 1328-1600.
France
France > Provence
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Between 1343 and 1363, people in Europe endured two waves of plague and surging mercenary violence. Plague killed an estimated 1/3 of the population while tens of thousands of mercenaries fought in the Hundred Years War, raiding and occupying towns during lulls. This book shows that many people understood both plague and war as spiritual sicknesses that revealed excessive sin" --
Descripción Física:1 online resource : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1501753681
9781501753671
1501753673
9781501753688

Ejemplares similares