Barbarian Europe

European culture has been greatly influenced by the Christian Church and Greek and Roman culture. However, the peoples of Europe's remote past, whom the Greeks, Romans, and their medieval heirs called the «barbarians», also left their mark. Closely examining ancient and medieval narratives and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Modzelewski, Karol, 1937- author (author), Macura, Ewa, translator (translator), Rozbicka, Elena, editor (editor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Alemán
Publicado: Bern Peter Lang International Academic Publishing Group 2015
Frankfurt am Main, [Germany] : 2015.
Edición:0 ed
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Sumario:European culture has been greatly influenced by the Christian Church and Greek and Roman culture. However, the peoples of Europe's remote past, whom the Greeks, Romans, and their medieval heirs called the «barbarians», also left their mark. Closely examining ancient and medieval narratives and the codifications of laws, this thoughtfully conducted comparative study sheds light on the illiterate societies of the early Germanic and Slavic peoples. The picture that emerges is one of communities built on kinship, neighborly, and tribal relations, where decision making, judgement, and punishment we
Notas:Includes index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (416 p.)
ISBN:9783653985337
Acceso:Open access