Montaillou

Cathars and Catholics in a French Village 1294-1324

Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, Barbara Bray

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French

Penguin
05 December 2002

History; European history; Early history: c 500 to c 1450&1500; Social & cultural history; Christianity

An enthralling account of day-to-day life in a medieval French village. Using records gathered by the Catholic Church in its pursuit of heretics, the book recreates the lives of a rich cast of village characters.

By: Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie
Translated by: Barbara Bray
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 276g
ISBN: 9780140137002
ISBN 10: 0140137009
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 05 December 2002
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part 1 The ecology of Montaillou - the house and the shepherd: environment and authority; the domus; a dominant house - the Clergue family; the shepherds; the great migrations; the life of the shepherds in the Pyrenees; the shepherd's mental outlook. Part 2 An archaeology of Montaillou - from body language to myth: body language and sex; the libido of the Clergues; temporary unions; marriage and love; marriage and the condition of women; childhood and other ages in life; death in Montaillou; cultural exchanges; social relationships; concepts of time and space; fate, magic and salvation; religion in practice; morality, wealth and labour; magic and the other world.

Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie was born in 1929. He has had a distinguished career, serving as Administrateur General of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France (1987-94); member of the Institute (Academy of Moral and Political Sciences). He is a professor atthe College de France and chair of the department of the History of Modern Civilization.