Early Medieval Militarisation
Ellora Bennett (Redaktør) Guido M. Berndt (Redaktør) Stefan Esders (Redaktør) Laury Sarti (Redaktør)
«
'The authors in this volume are seeking to understand a world remote from our own
» .
through the lens of militarization, but in a way which always illuminates the broader aspects
of that society, and they have done this very creditably.'
Speculum
The societies of ancient Europe underwent a continual process of militarisation, and this would come to be a defining characteristic of the early Middle Ages. The process was neither linear nor mono-causal, but it affected society as a whole, encompassing features like the lack of demarcation between the military and civil spheres of the population, the significance attributed to weapons beyond their military function and the wide recognition of martial values. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Manchester University Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 384
- ISBN
- 9781526138620
- Utgivelsesår
- 2021
- Format
- 23 x 16 cm
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«
'The authors in this volume are seeking to understand a world remote from our own
» .
through the lens of militarization, but in a way which always illuminates the broader aspects
of that society, and they have done this very creditably.'
Speculum