The Black Death
From 1348 to 1350 Europe was devastated by an epidemic that left between a third and one half of the population dead. This source book traces, through contemporary writings, the calamitous impact of the Black Death in Europe, with a particular emphasis on its spread across England from 1348 to 1349.Rosemary Horrox surveys contemporary attempts to explain the plague. The almost universal belief that it was an expression of divine anger at the sins of humankind did not preclude attempts to explain in scientific and medical terms; or to look for human scapegoats. The final third of the book charts the social and psychological impact of the plag…
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Weitere Autoren: Horrox, Rosemary (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-0-7190-3497-8
- EAN: 9780719034978
- Produktnummer: 34784971
- Verlag: Manchester Univ Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1994
- Seitenangabe: 364 S.
Über den Autor
Rosemary Horrox is Fellow in History, Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge
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