Image of the Medieval Peasant as Alien and Exemplary

By Paul Freedman

Book Overview

This book examines the conflicting images of peasants from the post-Carolingian period to the German Peasants' War-how they were represented as subhuman yet as close to God; as contemptible yet as exemplary Christians-and how such views formed the basis for social movements.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804733732
• ISBN13: 9780804733731
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 482 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"