The Medieval World (Electronic book text)

This groundbreaking collection brings the Middle Ages to life and conveys the distinctiveness of this diverse, constantly changing period.Thirty-eightscholars bring togetherone medieval world from manydisparate worlds,from Connacht to Constantinople and from Tynemouth to Timbuktu. This extraordinary set of reconstructions presents the reader witha vivid re-drawingof the medieval past, offering fresh appraisals of the evidence and modern historical writing. Chapters are thematically linked in four sections: identities beliefs, social values and symbolic order power and power-structures elites, organizations and groups. Packed full of original scholarship, The Medieval World is essential reading for anyone studying medieval history.