Strange Histories

The Trial of the Pig, the Walking Dead, and Other Matters of Fact from the Medieval and Renaissance Worlds

by: Darren Oldridge

Strange Histories
Author: Darren Oldridge

Publisher: Routledge

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Format: Electronic book text

Publication date: 15 October 2004

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ISBN: 1134442114 ISBN 13: 9781134442119

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Strange Histories presents a serious account of some of the most extraordinary occurrences of European and North American history and explains how they made sense to people living at the time. Using case studies from the Middle Ages and the early modern period, this book provides fascinating insights into the world-view of a vanished age and shows how such occurences fitted in quite naturally with the "common sense" of the time. Explanations of these phenomena, riveting and ultimately rational, encourage further reflection on what shapes our beliefs today. What made reasonable, educated men and women behave in ways that seem utterly nonsensical to us today? This question and many more are answered in the fascinating book. Top page

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Publisher & Imprint: Routledge

Pages: 216

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Age recommended: College/higher education

Subject Indexing & Classification Dewey:(DC22) 001.909

Departments: History;

Record updated at: 15 March, 2013 time: 16:36

Summary Strange Histories 1. Introduction 2. Angels on a Pinhead 3. They Hang Horses, don't They? 4. The Roaming Dead 5. A Shipwreck of Souls: Understanding witchcraft 6. Werewolves and Flying Witches 7. Raptures and Forbidden Words 8. Suffering Saints 9. The Case for Killing Heretics 10. Conclusion: The edge of wonder Top page

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