{"title":"John Hine Mundy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Hine Mundy\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful works that delve into the intricate history of medieval Europe, with a particular focus on ecclesiastical and social developments. His studies illuminate the complex interactions within societies shaped by religion, politics, and cultural conflicts, such as those experienced in Toulouse during the age of the Cathars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in the nuanced narratives of historical power structures and societal change will find his writings both rich and thought-provoking. Ideal for enthusiasts of \u003cem\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Military\u003c\/em\u003e, Mundy’s research provides a detailed examination of the forces that shaped significant historical epochs.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"studies-in-the-ecclesiastical-and-social-history-of-toulouse-in-the-age-of-the-cathars-by-john-hine-mundy-9780754653165","title":"Studies in the Ecclesiastical and Social History of Toulouse in the Age of the Cathars","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStudies in the Ecclesiastical and Social History of Toulouse in the Age of the Cathars\u003c\/em\u003e is John H. Mundy's last major book concerning social and religious life in the city of Toulouse during the period 1150-1250 AD, a time when the alternate religion of Catharism, together with other divergent beliefs, rose to its height and, soon under intense repression, began to die out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe various studies, entirely reworked for this publication and prefaced with an account of Mundy's early research in the Toulouse archives in 1946-47, document his understanding that religious divergence flourished when the town's well-to-do were building a semi-popular oligarchy at the expense of local princely power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book reveals how the religious orders managed an extensive insurance network providing pensions, old age care, and burial for lay society. His chapters on hospitals and leprosaries, charities, entertainers, judges, heretics, and usurers bring the daily life of this period to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe studies of Toulouse are enhanced by Mundy's expert cartography drawing on the Plan Sanguet of 1750. This volume, compiled in the year prior to his death, represents the culmination of his long career as an archivist, scholar, and teacher. It completes the work he began in 1946 and published in earlier books: \u003cem\u003eThe Medieval Town\u003c\/em\u003e (Princeton, 1958), \u003cem\u003eEurope in the High Middle Ages, 1150-1309\u003c\/em\u003e (Longman, 1975), \u003cem\u003eThe Repression of Catharism at Toulouse: the Royal Diploma of 1279\u003c\/em\u003e (Toronto, 1985), \u003cem\u003eMen and Women at Toulouse in the Age of the Cathars\u003c\/em\u003e (Toronto, 1990), and \u003cem\u003eSociety and Government at Toulouse in the Age of the Cathars\u003c\/em\u003e (PIMS, 1997).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607829070060,"sku":"9780754653165","price":353.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780754653165-studies-in-the-ecclesiastical-and-social-history-of-toulouse-in-the-age-of-the-cathars.jpg?v=1778175183"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/john-hine-mundy.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}