Handbook of Medieval Culture. Volume 1

Albrecht Classen, Albrecht Classen

• Editore: De Gruyter
• Anno: 2015
• ISBN:
  9783110385441
• Edizione: 1
• Argomento: Geschichte
• Categoria: Europäische Geschichte des Mittelalters

A follow-up publication to the Handbook of Medieval Studies, this new reference work turns to a different focus: medieval culture.

Medieval research has grown tremendously in depth and breadth over the last decades. Particularly our understanding of medieval culture, of the basic living conditions, and the specific value system prevalent at that time has considerably expanded, to a point where we are in danger of no longer seeing the proverbial forest for the trees. The present, innovative handbook offers compact articles on essential topics, ideals, specific knowledge, and concepts defining the medieval world as comprehensively as possible. The topics covered in this new handbook pertain to issues such as love and marriage, belief in God, hell, and the devil, education, lordship and servitude, Christianity versus Judaism and Islam, health, medicine, the rural world, the rise of the urban class, travel, roads and bridges, entertainment, games, and sport activities, numbers, measuring, the education system, the papacy, saints, the senses, death, and money.

General Index

In the General Index I have included a maximum of reference words to make this Handbook as transparent as possible. Its intention is, of course, to lay foundations for future research and to serve as a reference work for many years to come. The extensive inclusion serves specifically to cover as much ground as possible, and the future reader will determine whether this effort was justified and worthwhile or not. I like to believe that the former will be the case. In order to achieve this goal, I had, of course, to rely on all individual contributors who marked essential key words for the index. I rather err on the side of inclusivity than on the side of exclusivity.

1215 Barons' Revolt

1381 Peasants' Revolt (also: Rising)

Aachen Gospels 1, 2

Aachen 1, 2, 3–4, 5, 6, 7, 8

abacus literature (also: abacus treatises)

abacus 1

Abbasid 1

– Abbasid caliphate

– Abbasid compromise

abbess 1, 2

abbey 1, 2, 3–4

– Abbey of Cluny

– Abbey of Meaux

– Abbey of Reichenau 1

– Abbey of St. Martin's at Tours

– Abbey Sweepers 1

abbot 1

abbreviation

Aberdeen

abortion

Accession day

accessories 1

Acheron (river) 1

acolyte 1

Acre 1, 2

acrostic

acting (also: actors) 1

adab

addition (maths)

addition

adelantati 1–2

adiastematic → neumes

adlocutio 1

administration

– administrative efficiency

– administrative manual 1 admiral

– admiralty commands

Adonis

adoptionism

adornment 1, 2–3

Adrianople 1

Adriatic Seas

adultery

adventus 1, 2–3

adversary

advisor 1, 2

Aegean Seas

aequalitas

aeromancy 1

Æsir 1, 2

aesthetic 1

affective Piety

affectus → senses

affer 1

Affrus → Equus Caballus

Africa

afterlife 1–2, 3

Agarenes 1

Agen

Agincourt

Aglets 1

Agnus de...