Life in the Middle Ages

by Goetz, Hans-Werner; Wimmer, Albert; Rowan, Steven

• ISBN13: 9780268013011
• ISBN10: 0268013012
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-06-01
• Publisher: Univ of Notre Dame Pr

Summary

Life in the Middle Ages addresses many of the current concerns of medieval historians in one single volume. From an examination of the fundamental importance of family, to medieval monasticism and the monastery, to the manorial system and "courtly life", Goetz's text presents the first comprehensive depiction of life in the earlier Middle Ages from the perspective of everyday history.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction: Everyday Life and Physical Environment - Justifying a History of Medieval Everyday Life	p. 1
People, Nature, Culture: The Conditions of Everyday Life during the Middle Ages	p. 9
The Family	p. 24
House and Clan	p. 24
Marriage	p. 29
The Wife	p. 40
Love and Sexuality	p. 45
The Children	p. 52
Monasteries and Monastic Life	p. 56
The Institution: Benedictine Monasticism in the West	p. 57
The Space: The Monastery as Residence for Monks	p. 79
The Inhabitants: The Monastic Community	p. 83
Monastic Life	p. 93
Peasant Life and the Manorial System	p. 107
The Institution: The Medieval Manorial System	p. 108
The Space: Peasant's House, Manse, Manor and Village	p. 121
The People: Peasantry and Serfdom	p. 130
The Life of Manse Peasants	p. 140
Knighthood and Courtly Life	p. 160
The Institution: Principality, Princely Courts and Courtly Culture	p. 161
The Space: The Medieval Castle	p. 167
The People: Knighthood during the High Middle Ages	p. 173
Courtly Life	p. 184
City and Citizenry	p. 197
The Institution: Origins and Development of the Medieval City	p. 198
The Space: Topography and Buildings	p. 216
The People: Citizens and City Residents	p. 227
The Beginnings of an Urban Way of Life	p. 233
Conclusion: Everyday Life and Living Space in the Middle Ages - A Resume	p. 237
Abbreviations	p. 244
Notes	p. 246
Bibliography	p. 293
Illustration Sources	p. 306
Index	p. 309
About the Author, Translator, and Editor	p. 000
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