{"product_id":"those-terrible-middle-ages-debunking-the-myths","title":"Those Terrible Middle Ages! Debunking the Myths","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Regine Pernoud\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn Ignatius Press Reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIgnatius Press Reprints are identical in content with the most recent print edition of the original title. In order to keep important titles available at reasonable prices, we reprint them digitally in small quantities. We use high quality, acid-free paper, but the books are not smyth-sewn as is customary with our offset press print editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs she examines the many misconceptions about the \"Middle Ages\", the renown French historian, RTgine Pernoud, gives the reader a refreshingly original perspective on many subjects, both historical (from the Inquisition and witchcraft trials to a comparison of Gothic and Renaissance creative inspiration) as well as eminently modern (from law and the place of women in society to the importance of history and tradition). Here are fascinating insights, based on Pernoud's sound knowledge and extensive experience as an archivist at the French National Archives. The book will be provocative for the general readers as well as a helpful resource for teachers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScorned for centuries, although lauded by the Romantics, these thousand years of history have most often been concealed behind the dark clouds of ignorance: Why, didn't \u003ci\u003egodiche\u003c\/i\u003e (clumsy, oafish) come from \u003ci\u003egothique\u003c\/i\u003e (Gothic)? Doesn't fuedal refer to the most hopeless obscurantism? Isn't Medieval applied to dust-covered, outmoded things?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere the old varnish is stripped away and a thousand years of history finally emerge—the \"Middle Ages\" are dead, long live the Middle Ages!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eRegine Pernoud\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRégine Pernoud\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is widely acclaimed as one of the great medievalists of our times. Among her many books are definitive works on Joan of Arc and Hildegard of Bingen, as well as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Crusaders\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThose Terrible Middle Ages\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"line-item-group\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"line-item-details format\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"line-item-group\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"line-item-details depth\"\u003eLength: 0.6 (in)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"line-item-details size\"\u003eSize (HxW): 8 x 5.2 (in)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"line-item-details pages\"\u003ePages: 180\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"line-item-details available\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"line-item-group\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"line-item-details publication\"\u003ePublication date: March 28, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"line-item-details productView-info-weight\"\u003eWeight: 8 oz\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ignatius Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50511389884635,"sku":"TTMAP","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2117\/2365\/files\/TTMAP_r__87681.webp?v=1790200913","url":"https:\/\/catholicbookandgifts.com\/products\/those-terrible-middle-ages-debunking-the-myths","provider":"Catholic Book \u0026 Gift Store ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}