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Those Terrible Middle Ages! - Debunking the Myths (Paperback): Regine Pernoud

Those Terrible Middle Ages! - Debunking the Myths (Paperback)

Regine Pernoud; Translated by Anne Englund Nash

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As she examines the many misconceptions about the "Middle Ages", the renown French historian, Regine Pernoud, gives the reader a refreshingly original perspective on many subjects, both historical (from the Inquisition and witchcraft trials to a comparison of Gothic and Renaissance creative inspiration) as well as eminently modern (from law and the place of women in society to the importance of history and tradition). Here are fascinating insights, based on Pernoud's sound knowledge and extensive experience as an archivist at the French National Archives. The book will be provocative for the general readers as well as a helpful resource for teachers.

Scorned for centuries, although lauded by the Romantics, these thousand years of history have most often been concealed behind the dark clouds of ignorance: Why, didn't godiche (clumsy, oafish) come from gothique (Gothic)? Doesn't "fuedal" refer to the most hopeless obscurantism? Isn't "Medieval" applied to dust-covered, outmoded things?

Here the old varnish is stripped away and a thousand years of history finally emerge -- the "Middle Ages" are dead, long live the Middle Ages!

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Imprint: Ignatius Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: March 2000
First published: March 2000
Authors: Regine Pernoud
Translators: Anne Englund Nash
Dimensions: 204 x 132 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 180
ISBN-13: 978-0-89870-781-6
Subtitles: French
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500
Books > Humanities > History > European history > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Early Church
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > General
Books > History > European history > General
Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Early Church
Books > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > General
Books > Christianity > Early Church
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LSN: 0-89870-781-1
Barcode: 9780898707816

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