by PaulH.Freedman (Author)
This book examines the conflicting images of peasants from the post-Carolingian period to the German Peasants' War-how they were represented as subhuman yet as close to God; as contemptible yet as exemplary Christians-and how such views formed the basis for social movements.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 484
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 30 Apr 1999
ISBN 10: 0804733732
ISBN 13: 9780804733731