TY  - GEN
T1  - Making agreements in medieval Catalonia : power, order, and the written word, 1000-1200
T2  - Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ;
A1  - Kosto, Adam J.
LA  - English
PP  - Cambridge, UK ; New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
YR  - 2001
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocm52472595
AB  - This study examines the role of written agreements in eleventh- and twelfth-century Catalonia, and how they determined the social and political order." "By tracing the fate of these agreements - or convenientiae - from their first appearance to the late twelfth century, it is possible to demonstrate the remarkable stability of the fluid structures that they engendered in what is generally thought of as "feudal society." The opportunity presented by these records to examine the process of documentary change reveals the true nature and pace of the "transformation of the year 1000." Analysis of the convenientia as an instrument of power and its interaction with oral practices contributes to a deeper understanding of the role of the written word in medieval societies. Finally, a broad historiographical context establishes the significance of this study of Catalonia for a more general appreciation of the medieval Mediterranean world. The book thus raises in a forceful way many of the questions most intensely debated by historians of medieval Europe.--Publisher description
OP  - 366
CN  - HN590.C36 K67 2001eb
SN  - 0511018878
SN  - 9780511018879
SN  - 0511047037
SN  - 9780511047039
SN  - 0511119046
SN  - 9780511119040
SN  - 9786610159314
SN  - 6610159319
SN  - 0511156480
SN  - 9780511156489
SN  - 1280159316
SN  - 9781280159312
SN  - 0511496532
SN  - 9780511496530
SN  - 0511325436
SN  - 9780511325434
SN  - 9780521037853
SN  - 0521037859
SN  - 0521792398
SN  - 9780521792394
KW  - Power (Social sciences) : Spain : Catalonia : History : To 1500.
KW  - Juristic acts : Spain : Catalonia : History : To 1500.
KW  - Oaths : Spain : Catalonia : History : To 1500.
KW  - Feudalism : Spain : Catalonia : History.
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE : General.
KW  - Feudalism
KW  - Juristic acts
KW  - Oaths
KW  - Power (Social sciences)
KW  - Spain : Catalonia
KW  - Macht.
KW  - Overeenkomsten.
KW  - Schriftcultuur.
KW  - Catalonië.
KW  - To 1500
KW  - Electronic books.
KW  - History
ER  -