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Die Ritterwürde in Mittelitalien zwischen Mittelalter um Früher Neuzeit : mit einem Quellenanhang : Päpstliche Ritterernennungen 1417-1464
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ISBN: 3050026065 Year: 1995 Publisher: Berlin Akademie Verlag

Mâle Moyen âge : de l'amour et autres essais
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ISBN: 2080812165 9782080812162 Year: 1990 Volume: 216 Publisher: Paris Flammarion


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Historical anthropology of the Middle Ages
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ISBN: 0745606962 9780745606965 Year: 1992 Publisher: Cambridge: Polity press,

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Aaron Gurevich has long been considered one of the world's leading medievalists and a pioneer in the field of historical anthropology. This book brings together eleven of his most important essays--many difficult to find and some never before available in English. Gurevich's writing, while informed by the history of mentalities as practiced by the French school of Le Goff and Duby, reflects a broader view of European culture outside France. He rejects reductionist concepts and operates with a total view of culture, using a wide range of sources--legal as well as ecclesiastical, popular as well as learned, oral and visual as well as literary. This collection amply demonstrates this breadth of Gurevich's work and highlights his ability to synthesize historical, anthropological, and semiotic approaches to culture. Especially valuable are pieces such as Gurevich's essay 'Wealth and Gift-Bestowal Among the Ancient Scandinavians', about the importance of gift exchange in the medieval world. One of the first studies for this practice, this classic essay has for years been unavailable. Other pieces range from the deities and heroes of Germanic poetry to the image of the Beyond in the Middle Ages.

The Oxford history of medieval europe
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ISBN: 0192801333 Year: 2001 Publisher: Oxford New York Paris University Press

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