A Medieval Omnibus: Sources in Medieval European History
Clifford R. Backman
List of maps Preface to the Third Edition Acknowledgments Introduction: Why Middle Ages Matter Part One: The Early Ages: through Ninth Centuries 1. Roman World at its Height Geography Of Empire Role Military Society Government Challenges Century Reform, Recovery, Persecution, and Favor Suggested Reading 2. Rise Christianity Before Christ Growth New Religion Problem Persecution Heresy Constantine Theodosius: An Imperial Responses Imperialization 3. Germanic Life Migrations And Invasions Europe's First Kingdoms Fourth Doctor Church 4. Cloister Culture Monasticism In East West Cultural in West: Cassiodorus, Boethius, St. Benedict 5. Emergence Medieval Worlds Continuity Change Northern Europe Mediterranean Islam A Tripartite 6. Carolingian Era Do-Nothing Kings Carolingians Monarchy Administration Renewal Two: Central Tenth Twelfth 7. Time Troubles Trouble From Within North South End World? 8. Revolutions on Land Sea Changes Peasant Emerges a maritime society emerges suggested reading 9. Emerges: Feudal German Capetian France Anglo-Norman Realm Spanish Italian Scene 10. Reform Origins Papal Revolution Christendom Monastic Reforms 11. Renaissances Aristotle, Anselm, Abelard, Ibn Rushd Law Canon Recovery Science Universities Courtly Life, Love, Literature 12. Against State Once More Consolidation Authority Revival Albigensian Crusade Inquisition Three: Late Thirteenth Fourteenth 13. Politics Representative Institutions England Germany, Italy, Papacy Superpowers Byzantium 14. Art Intellect Scholasticism Romanesque Gothic Vision Technology Aspects Popular 15. Daily Zenith Economic Peasants' Lives Townsfolks' Question Literacy Sex City (and Town, Village) Suggesting 16. Religious Importance Being Penitent Poor Humanization Cult Virgin Mysticism 17. Crises Difficulties Great Famine Black Death War Everywhere To Unity 18. Signs William Ockham Marsilius Padua Dante Alighieri Geoffrey Chaucer Christine de Pizan Four: Two Epilogues 19. Closings In, Out Last Years Search for Route Closing Muslim Spain Expulsions Jews Forever: Forced Cloistering Women 20. Renaissance Context Economies Old circa 1400 Meaning Humanism Canonization Classical Rejection Appendix A: Popes B: C: Capetians France: Valois E: England: Norman Plantagenet Dynasties F: Lancastrian Yorkist G: Germany: Ottonian, Salian, Hohenstaufen H: Emperors I: Kingdoms, 1000-1250 J: 1250-1500 K: Constantinople Glossary Index