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Rebellion, community and custom in early modern Germany / Norbert Schindler ; translated by Pamela E. Selwyn.

Author/creator Schindler, Norbert
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoCambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Descriptionxiv, 311 pages : illustrations, 1 map, portraits ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)
Uniform titleWiderspenstige Leute. English
Series Past and present publications
Past and present publications. ^A910581
Contents Introduction. Revisiting popular culture in early modern Germany -- Habitus and lordship: the transformation of aristocratic practices of rule in the sixteenth century -- The world of nicknames: on the logic of popular nomenclature -- Carnival, church and the world turned upside-down: on the function of the culture of laughter in the sixteenth century -- 'Marriage-weariness' and compulsory matrimony: the popular punishments of pulling the plough and the block -- Nocturnal disturbances: on the social history of the night in the early modern period -- The origins of heartlessness: the culture and way of life of beggars in late seventeenth-century Salzburg.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LanguageTranslated from the German.
ISBN0521650100
Standard identifier# 99804900651

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Joyner General Stacks HM101 .S31513 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold