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---
>
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