History in the Comic Mode
Subtitle: Medieval Communities and the Matter of Person
Contributors: Rachel Fulton (Editor); Bruce W. Holsinger (Editor)
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: April 6, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 408
ISBN-13: 9780231133685
Subjects: European history: c 500 to c 1500; History; History - General History; History: World; Europe - General; General; Medieval; History / Medieval; Civilization, Medieval; Europe; Individuality; Middle Ages; To 1500
Description: 21 prominent medievalists discuss continuity and change in ideas of personhood and community. Drawing on a wide vareity of sources, contributors write as historians of religion, art, literature, culture, and society, advancing a new medieval cultural history that is truly diverse and interdisciplinary.