Growing old in the Middle Ages : 'winter clothes us in shadow and pain'

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Growing old in the Middle Ages : 'winter clothes us in shadow and pain'

Shulamith Shahar ; translated from the Hebrew by Yael Lotan

Routledge, 2004, c1997

  • : pbk

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Ḥoref ha-ʿoṭeh otanu

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"First published in Hebrew by Dvir Publishing House, Tel-Aviv, in 1995"--T.p. verso

"Paperback edition first published 2004"--T.p. verso

Bibliography: p. 217-234

Includes index

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内容説明

The social realities of old age have undergone profound changes since the middle ages. This study shows, however, that the images, attitudes and expectations of old people have changed for less. Shulamith Shahar shows how the status and social participation of the elderly varied according to gender, social stratum, economic resources, position, level of functioning, and personality, as well as according to regional custom. The book offers a broad cultural history of old age in medieval western Europe. Shahar examines the images, attitudes and advocated norms used in relation to the elderly and looks at the elderly in various social strata: churchmen and nuns, rulers, small office holders and soldiers, town dwellers and peasants. A valuable insight into life and society in the Middle Ages, this will prove an invaluable addition to history reading lists.

目次

INTRODUCTION: On the history of old age in Medieval Europe 1 WHO WERE THE OLD IN THE MIDDLE AGES? 2 THE OLD BODY 3 TRANSCENDING AGE, TRANSCENDING THE BODY 4 WHO AND WHAT IS AN OLD MAN, AND HOW HE SHOULD CONDUCT HIMSELF 5 'HONOUR THY FATHER AND THY MOTHER' 6 CHURCHMEN IN THEIR OLD AGE 7 OLD AGE IN THE RANKS OF THE RULERS AND SOLDIERS 8 OLD AGE IN URBAN SOCIETY 9 OLD AGE IN THE PEASANTRY 10 THE OLD AND THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS

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