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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Surely this depends on what kind of merchants, artisans, and peasants? It was my impression that blacksmiths were always respected (and indeed are essential in an agricultural economy. I would think that merchants who brought high quality goods to the nobility would also be well thought of, though pedlers with packs on their backs who went from village to village would be another matter. Meg -----Original Message----- From: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval religious culture [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of rochelle altman Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 4:36 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [M-R] Attitudes Toward Labor and Commerce medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Jeffrey, Robert S. Lopez, The Commercial Revolution of the Middle Ages, 950-1350. CUP, (c) 1976, rprt. 13 times 1978... 2005. Bib. 169-175. Yes it does indeed address the Christian attitude towards laborers, merchants, and artisans. In agricultural based societies, merchants and artisans were classified lower than the peasantry. Don't underestimate the changes in attitude brought about by the commercial revolution. Rochelle At 07:50 AM 11/15/2009, you wrote: >medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture >Please forgive me for not being clear. >My request should have read: > >I'm involved in examining the attitude toward commerce and work (as >opposed to study and prayer) among medieval Jews in France and >Germany. I'd appreciate any and all bibliographic and source >references to the medieval Christian attitude toward Labor, Commerce >and Artisanry (as activities). I've looked at LeGoff, Gurevitch and >Ovitt. I'm especially interested in attitudes towards merchants and >small artisans. > >Thank you in advance, >Jeffrey Woolf > >--Facta, non Verba--- > >Dr. Jeffrey R. Woolf >Senior Lecturer, Talmud Department >Director, Center for the Study of Post-Talmudic Halakhah >Director, The Rashi Project >Bar-Ilan University >Ramat Gan 52-900 Israel >O. 972-3-531-8593 >F. 972-3-535-1233 >C. 972-52-274-7375 >Website: <http://myobiterdicta.blogspot.com>http://myobiterdicta.blogspot.com >********************************************************************** >To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME >to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address >it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the >message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In >order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: >[log in to unmask] For further information, >visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html