Power in the Blood by David Warren Sabean
Reassesses peasant society and popular culture in early modern Europe. The book explores the relationship of state, people, church and ideology based on episodes from village life in Wurttemberg, Germany, from 1580 to 1800. These range from the burial of a live bull to a 13-year-old witch.
'This work represents a large step in the direction of the sort of integrated social history for which we should all be strivingSabean's aims are ambitious; only someone who had been immersed for decades in early modern peasant life could have written this book.' Journal of Interdisciplinary History
'This book is one of the richest and most suggestive works in German social history I have ever read - not only for its treatment of substantive developments in Central Europe but, more significantly, for its major contributions too the current study of premodern European popular culture.' German Studies Review
'This book is important because it is one of the very few significant examinations available in English of early modern German popular culture and mentalities … Subtle and informative, Sabean' presentation holds one's attention and makes one think.' Canadian Journal of History
'This book is one of the richest and most suggestive works in German social history I have ever read - not only for its treatment of substantive developments in Central Europe but, more significantly, for its major contributions too the current study of premodern European popular culture.' German Studies Review
'This book is important because it is one of the very few significant examinations available in English of early modern German popular culture and mentalities … Subtle and informative, Sabean' presentation holds one's attention and makes one think.' Canadian Journal of History
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521347785 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521347785 |
| Title | Power in the Blood |
| Author | David Warren Sabean |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1988-01-29 |
| Number of pages | 264 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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