Europe's Long Twelfth Century: Order, Anxiety and Adaptation, 1095-1229

ISBN-13: 9780230237858 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 256 str.

John D Cotts

Opis

Between 1095 and 1229, Western Europe confronted a series of alternative cultural possibilities that would fundamentally transform its social structures, its intellectual life, and its very identity. It was a period of difficult decisions and anxiety rather than a triumphant "renaissance."

Spis treści

Preface.- Map.- Introduction: Approaches to the Twelfth Century and its 'Renaissance'.- Varieties of Political Order in the Latin West.- People, Economy and Social Relations.- Spirituality and its Discontents.- Intellectual Syntheses.- The Crusades and the Idea of Christendom.- Notes.- Suggestions for Further Reading.- Index.

O autorze

JOHN D. COTTS is Associate Professor of History at Whitman College, USA.

Blurb

Between 1095 and 1229, Western Europe confronted a series of alternative cultural possibilities that would fundamentally transform its social structures, its intellectual life, and its very identity. It was a period of difficult decisions and anxiety rather than a triumphant 'renaissance'.

In this fresh reassessment of the twelfth century, John D. Cotts:
• shows how new social, economic and religious options challenged Europeans to re-imagine their place in the world
• provides an overview of political life and detailed examples of the original thought and religious enthusiasm of the time
• presents the Crusades as the century's defining movement.

Ideal for students and scholars alike, this is an essential overview of a pivotal era in medieval history that arguably paved the way for a united Europe.