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Montaillou : the promised land of error / Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie ; translated by Barbara Bray.

Title
Montaillou : the promised land of error / Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie ; translated by Barbara Bray.
Author
Le Roy Ladurie, Emmanuel
Publication
New York : G. Braziller, 1978.

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Description
xvii, 383 p. : maps; 24 cm.
Summary
Life in a medieval French village, recreated from the records of the Inquisition.
Uniform Title
Montaillou, village occitan de 1294 à 1324. English
Alternative Title
Montaillou, village occitan de 1294 à 1324.
Subject
  • Catholic Church > Albigenses > Case studies
  • Montaillou (France) > History
  • Montaillou (France) > Social life and customs
  • Montaillou (France) > Religious life and customs
Genre/Form
History
Note
  • Translation of Montaillou, village occitan de 1294 à 1324.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. [357]-358.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Environment and authority -- The domus -- A dominant house: the Clergue family -- The shepherds -- The great migration -- The life of the shepherds in the Pyrenees -- The shepherd's mental outlook -- Body language and sex -- The libido of the Clergues -- Temporary unions -- Marriage and love -- Marriage and the condition of women -- Childhood and other ages in life -- Death in Montaillou -- Cultural exchanges -- Social relationships -- Concepts of time and space -- Fate, magic and salvation -- Religion in practice -- Morality, wealth and labour -- Magic and the other world.
ISBN
0807608750 :
LCCN
^^^77006124^//r852
OCLC
  • 3543710
  • SCSB-10157913
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library