Image of the Medieval Peasant as Alien and Exemplary
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The medieval clergy, aristocracy, and commercial classes tended to regard peasants as objects of contempt and derision. In religious writings, satires, sermons, chronicles, and artistic representations peasants often appeared as dirty, foolish, dishonest, even as subhuman or bestial. Their lowliness was commonly regarded as a natural corollary of the drudgery of their agricultural toil. Yet, at the same time, the peasantry was not viewed...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0804733732
ISBN13:9780804733731
Release Date:January 1999
Publisher:Stanford University Press
Length:484 Pages
Weight:1.55 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"
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