ISBN:
0203211103
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0203211227
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0415141265
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9780203211106
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9780203211229
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9780415141260
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (ix, 243 pages)
Uniform Title:
Ḥoref ha-ʻoṭeh otanu
DDC:
305.26/094
Keywords:
500 - 1500
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Sozialgeschichte 500-1500
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Geschichte 1100-1600
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Geschichte 500-1500
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Personnes âgées / Europe / Histoire
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Vieillissement / Aspect social / Europe / Histoire
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Histoire sociale / 500-1500 (Moyen Âge)
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gerontology
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Aging
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Aging / Social aspects
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Older people
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Social history / Medieval
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Bejaarden
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Geschichte
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Gesellschaft
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Sozialgeschichte
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Older people History
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Aging Social aspects
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History
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Social history Medieval, 500-1500
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Alter
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Altern
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Kultur
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Europa
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Europa
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Alter
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Kultur
;
Geschichte 1100-1600
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Europa
;
Altern
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Geschichte 500-1500
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Altern
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Geschichte 1100-1600
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Alter
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Sozialgeschichte 500-1500
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-234) and index
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Introduction: On the history of old age in Medieval Europe -- 1. Who Were the Old in the Middle Ages? -- 2. The Old Body -- 3. Transcending Age, Transcending the Body -- 4. Who and What Is an Old Man, and How He Should Conduct Himself -- 5. 'Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother' -- 6. Churchmen in Their Old Age -- 7. Old Age in the Ranks of the Rulers and Soldiers -- 8. Old Age in Urban Society -- 9. Old Age in the Peasantry -- 10. The Old and the Charitable Organizations
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Shahar draws a comprehensive picture of medieval old age, describing how it was perceived by different groups in society. This timely overview is an invaluable contribution to the social history of the whole of medieval Europe
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Translation of: Horef ha-ʻoṭeh otanu
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