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- catalog abstract ""Medieval Cruelty's scope ranges from the writings of Seneca to those of Montaigne and draws from sources that include the views of Western Christians, Eastern Christians, and Muslims. Baraz examines the development of the concept of cruelty in legal texts, philosophical treatises, and other works that attempt to discuss the nature of cruelty. He then considers histories, martyrdom accounts, and literary works in which cruelty is represented rather than discussed directly."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12796942.
- catalog coverage "Europe Social conditions 16th century.".
- catalog coverage "Europe Social conditions To 1492.".
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog description ""Medieval Cruelty's scope ranges from the writings of Seneca to those of Montaigne and draws from sources that include the views of Western Christians, Eastern Christians, and Muslims. Baraz examines the development of the concept of cruelty in legal texts, philosophical treatises, and other works that attempt to discuss the nature of cruelty. He then considers histories, martyrdom accounts, and literary works in which cruelty is represented rather than discussed directly."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-219) and index.".
- catalog description "Speculating on cruelty, theoretical discussions from Seneca to Montaigne -- Late antiquity, the building blocks of a discourse -- The early Middle Ages, an age of silence? -- The central Middle Ages, a renaissance of cruelty -- The late Middle Ages, manipulated images and structured emotions -- The early modern period, cruelty transformed.".
- catalog extent "xi, 225 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0801438179 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Conjunctions of religion & power in the medieval past".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Ithaca : Cornell University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Europe Social conditions 16th century.".
- catalog spatial "Europe Social conditions To 1492.".
- catalog subject "179/.09/02 21".
- catalog subject "BJ1535.C7 B37 2003".
- catalog subject "Civilization, Medieval.".
- catalog subject "Cruelty History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Speculating on cruelty, theoretical discussions from Seneca to Montaigne -- Late antiquity, the building blocks of a discourse -- The early Middle Ages, an age of silence? -- The central Middle Ages, a renaissance of cruelty -- The late Middle Ages, manipulated images and structured emotions -- The early modern period, cruelty transformed.".
- catalog title "Medieval cruelty : changing perceptions, late antiquity to the early modern period / Daniel Baraz.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".