Measure of multitude, the: population in medieval thought
Auteur :
Biller, Peter
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198206323
Date de publication :
14 déc. 2000
Dimensions :
24,3 x 16,3 x 3,2 cm
Poids :
889 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Peter Biller's innovative study challenges the view that medieval thought was fundamentally abstract. He describes what medieval people 'thought' about population, studying the texts which constrained their thought, and examining the medieval realities which shaped it, such as birth, birth-control, sex-ratio, marriage ages, length of life, and the population of the Holy Land.