Waiting for the End of the World?
New Perspectives on Natural Disasters in Medieval Europe
1st Edition
Published on 8. September 2020
Book
Hardback
432 pages
978-0-367-90263-6 (ISBN)
Description
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. This volume adopts a fresh interdisciplinary approach to explore the many ways in which environmental hazards affected European populations and, in turn, how medieval communities coped and responded to short- and long-term consequences. Three sections, which focus on geotectonic hazards (Part I), severe storms and hydrological hazards (Part II) and biophysical hazards (Part III), draw together 18 papers of the latest research while additional detail is provided in a catalogue of the 20 most significant disasters to have affected Europe during the period. These include earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, storms, floods and outbreaks of infectious diseases. Spanning Europe, from the British Isles to Italy and from the Canary Islands to Cyprus, these contributions will be of interest to earth scientists, geographers, historians, sociologists, anthropologists and climatologists, but are also relevant to students and non-specialist readers interested in medieval archaeology and history, as well as those studying human geography and disaster studies. Despite a different set of beliefs relating to the natural world and protection against environmental hazards, the evidence suggests that medieval communities frequently adopted a surprisingly 'modern', well-informed and practically minded outlook.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
9 s/w Tabellen, 107 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 11 Farbfotos bzw. farbige Rasterbilder, 13 s/w Zeichnungen, 11 farbige Abbildungen, 120 s/w Abbildungen
9 Tables, black and white; 13 Line drawings, black and white; 11 Halftones, color; 107 Halftones, black and white; 11 Illustrations, color; 120 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 174 mm
Weight
1320 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-90263-6 (9780367902636)
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Christopher M. Gerrard | Paolo Forlin | Peter J. Brown
Waiting for the End of the World?
New Perspectives on Natural Disasters in Medieval Europe
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09/2020
1st Edition
Routledge
€60.49
Available for download
Persons
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.
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.
Content
Researching natural disasters in the later Middle Ages
Part I: Tectonic Hazards
Rituals of resilience: The interpretative archaeology of post-seismic recovery in medieval Europe
Medieval earthquakes in Italy: Perceptions and reactions
Seismic adaptation in the Latin churches of Cyprus
Architectural heritage and ancient earthquakes in Italy: The constraints and potential of archaeoseismological research applied to medieval buildings
Medieval tsunamis in the Mediterranean and Atlantic: Towards an archaeological perspective
Volcanic eruptions and historical landscape on Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
'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
Mitigating riverine flood risk in medieval England
Tide and trauma: Tangible and intangible impacts of the storms of 1287 and 1288
Disaster or everyday risk? Perceiving, managing and commemorating floods in medieval central Europe
Recovering from catastrophe: How medieval society in England coped with disasters
Fear, matter and miracles: Personal protection and coping with disasters through material culture c1200?1600
Part III: Biophysical Hazards
Digging up the victims of the Black Death: A bioarchaeological perspective on the second plague pandemic
Preserving the ordinary: Social resistance during the second pandemic plagues in the Low Countries
Reconstructing the impact of 14th-century demographic disasters on late medieval rural communities in England
Recognising catastrophic cattle-mortality events in England and their repercussions
Medieval archaeology and natural disasters: Looking towards the future
PART IV: Catalogue
19. Catalogue of medieval disasters
Part I: Tectonic Hazards
Rituals of resilience: The interpretative archaeology of post-seismic recovery in medieval Europe
Medieval earthquakes in Italy: Perceptions and reactions
Seismic adaptation in the Latin churches of Cyprus
Architectural heritage and ancient earthquakes in Italy: The constraints and potential of archaeoseismological research applied to medieval buildings
Medieval tsunamis in the Mediterranean and Atlantic: Towards an archaeological perspective
Volcanic eruptions and historical landscape on Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
'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
Mitigating riverine flood risk in medieval England
Tide and trauma: Tangible and intangible impacts of the storms of 1287 and 1288
Disaster or everyday risk? Perceiving, managing and commemorating floods in medieval central Europe
Recovering from catastrophe: How medieval society in England coped with disasters
Fear, matter and miracles: Personal protection and coping with disasters through material culture c1200?1600
Part III: Biophysical Hazards
Digging up the victims of the Black Death: A bioarchaeological perspective on the second plague pandemic
Preserving the ordinary: Social resistance during the second pandemic plagues in the Low Countries
Reconstructing the impact of 14th-century demographic disasters on late medieval rural communities in England
Recognising catastrophic cattle-mortality events in England and their repercussions
Medieval archaeology and natural disasters: Looking towards the future
PART IV: Catalogue
19. Catalogue of medieval disasters