Tormented voices : power, crisis, and humanity in rural Catalonia, 1140-1200

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Tormented voices : power, crisis, and humanity in rural Catalonia, 1140-1200

Thomas N. Bisson

Harvard University Press, 1998

  • : cloth
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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巻冊次

: cloth ISBN 9780674895270

内容説明

Mute in life as in death, peasants of remote history rarely speak to us in their own voices. But Thomas Bisson's engagement with the records of several hundred 12th-century people of rural Catalonia enables us to hear these voices. The peasants' allegations of abuse while in the service of their common lord the Count of Barcelona and his son the King reveal a perspective on the meaning of power both by those who felt and feared it, and by those who wielded it. These records - original parchments, dating much earlier than other comparable records of European peasant life - name peasants in profusion and relate some of their stories. Bisson describes these peasants socially and culturally, showing how their experience figured in a wider crisis of power from the 12th century. His history considers demography, naming patterns, gender, occupational identities, and habitats, as well as power, coercion, and complaint and the moralities of faith, honour and shame. He concludes with reflections on the historical meanings of violence and suffering.

目次

  • Part 1 Memorials. Part 2 People: old domains - Caldes de Malavella, Llagostera and Vicinity
  • old domains II - the Ribes Valley
  • Barcelona's second hinterland
  • the old frontier - Font-rubi
  • a further frontier - Cabra, Argencola. Part 3 Power: an order of territorial lordship
  • on the threshold of accountability
  • profiles of exploitative power
  • the nostalgia of associative lament
  • the legitimation of arbitrary lordship. Part 4 Culture: customary solidarities
  • customary moralities - faith
  • customary moralities - honour and shame. Part 5 Epilogue: violence?
  • suffering? Appendices: usage, citations and abbreviations
  • glossary
  • aftermath - what became of the villages?
  • the memorials - a register.
巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780674895287

内容説明

Mute in life as in death, peasants of remote history rarely speak to us in their own voices. But Thomas Bisson's engagement with the records of several hundred twelfth-century people of rural Catalonia enables us to hear these voices. The peasants' allegations of abuse while in the service of their common lord the Count of Barcelona and his son the King reveal a unique perspective on the meaning of power both by those who felt and feared it, and by those who wielded it. These records-original parchments, dating much earlier than other comparable records of European peasant life-name peasants in profusion and relate some of their stories. Bisson describes these peasants socially and culturally, showing how their experience figured in a wider crisis of power from the twelfth century. His compassionate history considers demography, naming patterns, gender, occupational identities, and habitats, as well as power, coercion, and complaint, and the moralities of faith, honor, and shame. He concludes with reflections on the historical meanings of violence and suffering. This rich contribution to medieval social and cultural history and peasant studies suggests important resources and ideas for historians and anthropologists.

目次

* Memorials People * Old Domains: Caldes de Malavella, Llagostera, and Vicinity * Old Domains II: the Ribes Valley * Barcelona's Second Hinterland * The Old Frontier: Font-rubi * A Further Frontier: Cabra, Argencola Power * An Order of Territorial Lordship * On the Threshold of Accountability * Profiles of Exploitative Power * The Nostalgia of Associative Lament * The Legitimation of Arbitrary Lordship Culture * Customary Solidarities * Customary Moralities: Faith * Customary Moralities: Honor and Shame Epilogue * Violence? * Suffering? * Appendix: Usage, Citations, and Abbreviations * Appendix: Glossary * Appendix: Aftermath: What Became of the Villages? * Appendix: The Memorials: A Register * Further Reading * Index

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