Waiting for the End of the World? (eBook, PDF)

New Perspectives on Natural Disasters in Medieval Europe
Redaktion: Gerrard, Christopher M.; Brown, Peter J.; Forlin, Paolo

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Waiting for the End of the World? addresses the archaeological, architectural, historical, and geological evidence for natural disasters in the Middle Ages between the 11th and 16th centuries.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 450
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. September 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000091700
• Artikelnr.: 59875762

Autorenporträt

Christopher M. Gerrard is a Professor in the Department of Archaeology, Durham University, UK. Paolo Forlin is a Research Associate in the Department of Archaeology, Durham University, UK. Peter J. Brown recently completed his PhD in the Department of Archaeology, Durham University, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Researching natural disasters in the later Middle Ages


Part I: Tectonic Hazards


2. Rituals of resilience: The interpretative archaeology of post-seismic recovery in medieval Europe



3. Medieval earthquakes in Italy: Perceptions and reactions



4. Seismic adaptation in the Latin churches of Cyprus



5. Architectural heritage and ancient earthquakes in Italy: The constraints and potential of archaeoseismological research applied to medieval buildings



6. Medieval tsunamis in the Mediterranean and Atlantic: Towards an archaeological perspective



7. Volcanic eruptions and historical landscape on Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain



8. 'The harvest of despair': Catastrophic fear and the understanding of risk in the shadow of Mount Etna, Italy


Part II: Severe Storms and Hydrological Hazards


9. Mitigating riverine flood risk in medieval England



10. Tide and trauma: Tangible and intangible impacts of the storms of 1287 and 1288



11. Disaster or everyday risk? Perceiving, managing and commemorating floods in medieval central Europe



12. Recovering from catastrophe: How medieval society in England coped with disasters



13. Fear, matter and miracles: Personal protection and coping with disasters through material culture c1200-1600


Part III: Biophysical Hazards


14. Digging up the victims of the Black Death: A bioarchaeological perspective on the second plague pandemic



15. Preserving the ordinary: Social resistance during the second pandemic plagues in the Low Countries



16. Reconstructing the impact of 14th-century demographic disasters on late medieval rural communities in England



17. Recognising catastrophic cattle-mortality events in England and their repercussions



18. Medieval archaeology and natural disasters: Looking towards the future

PART IV: Catalogue

19. Catalogue of medieval disasters