Lives, Identities and Histories in the Central Middle Ages by... - 9781107160804

Name: Lives, Identities and Histories in the Central Middle Ages by... - 9781107160804
Brand: Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press

Lives, Identities and Histories in the Central Middle AgesAuthor(s): Julie Barrau, David Bates\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781107160804, 978-1107160804\nSynopsis\nHow did medieval people define themselves? And how did they balance their identities as individuals with the demands of their communities? Lives, Identities and Histories in the Central Middle Ages intertwines the study of identities with current scholarship to reveal their multi-layered, sometimes contradictory dimensions. Drawing on a wide range of sources, from legal texts to hagiographies and biblical exegesis, and diverse cultural and social approaches, this volume enriches our understanding of medieval people's identities - as defined by themselves and by others, as individuals and as members of groups and communities. It adopts a complex and wide-ranging understanding of what constituted 'identities' beyond family and regiona.