The Black Death : a new history of the great mortality in Europe, 1347-1500

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The Black Death : a new history of the great mortality in Europe, 1347-1500

John Aberth

Oxford University Press, c2021

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-257) and index

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In The Black Death: A New History of the Great Mortality in Europe, 1347-1500, leading scholar John Aberth provides the most authoritative, up-to-date treatment of the Black Death, giving not just a narrative account but also a thorough examination of the latest forensic, historical, and DNA evidence to date. Offering new information, research, and debates that have not been covered before in previous works, this unique text is poised to become the new standard resource on the Black Death.

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List of Figures List of Images List of Maps List of Tables About the Author Acknowledgments Preface. What was the Black Death? The Evolution and Epidemiology of Plague The Three Pandemics of Plague Paleomicrobiology Identifies the Black Death as Plague 1. "It Began in the Land of Darkness": The Geographical Origin and Spread of the Second Pandemic Where Did the Black Death Begin? How Did the Black Death Spread? Mapping the Black Death 2. Bring Out Your Dead! How Many People Died during the Great Mortality? How the Black Death Raised the Mortality Ante Plague Mortality, 1347-1353 Plague Mortality, 1353-c.1500 Why Did the Black Death End? Was the Black Death Indiscriminate? The Personal Side of Plague Mortality 3. Doctoring the Black Death: The Medical Response to Plague Causes Signs Prevention Cure The Verdict on Medieval Medicine 4. What Goes Around Comes Around: Environmental Aspects of the Black Death Environmental Causes and Signs of Plague Fear of Stenches Environmental Factors Affecting Plague Vectors: Climate Environmental Factors Affecting Plague Hosts: Rats and Housing 5. "Al Shal [Not] Be Wel": The Religious Response to the Great Mortality Spirituality and Piety in the Wake of the Plague Islam's Response to the Black Death The Problem of Post-Plague Parish Poverty Towards a Reformation? 6. "To Yow Myn Hand is Rawght to this Daunce": The Artistic Impact of the Black Death Painted Depictions of Plague The Plague Saints The Macabre or Memento Mori Physical Impacts of Plague 7. The "Red Knights of Christ": The Flagellant Movement The Flagellant Itinerary The Flagellant Ritual Perspectives on the Flagellants The Flagellants' Suppression 18. "They Processed to the Flames Dancing, Singing, and Weeping": The Artificial Poison Conspiracy First Stirrings in Southern France The Conspiracy in Catalonia The Poisoned Springs of the Savoy The Great Massacres of the Kingdom of Germany The Persecuted and Their Persecutors Aftermath of the Conspiracy 9. When Brothers Abandoned Brothers: The Social Impacts of the Black Death Fear of Being Abandoned Fear of Being Forgotten Fear of Being Unshriven Plague and the Poor 10. The Peasants are Revolting! The New Realities of the Plague Economy The Plague Economy Was There Economic Recovery After the Black Death? A Golden Age of the Laborer? The Decline of Serfdom The Peasant Land Market A Time of Transition? Epilogue. Could the Black Death Happen Again (and Would We Want It To)? Lessons to be Learned in the Modern World Appendix: The Plague Denial Controversy Bibliography

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