Strange Histories

Strange Histories
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : 9781134442157
ISBN-13 : 1134442157
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Book Synopsis Strange Histories by : Darren Oldridge

Download or read book Strange Histories written by Darren Oldridge and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strange Histories presents a serious account of some of the most extraordinary occurrences of European and North American history and explains how they made sense to people living at the time. Using case studies from the Middle Ages and the early modern period, this book provides fascinating insights into the world-view of a vanished age and shows how such occurences fitted in quite naturally with the "common sense" of the time. Explanations of these phenomena, riveting and ultimately rational, encourage further reflection on what shapes our beliefs today. What made reasonable, educated men and women behave in ways that seem utterly nonsensical to us today? This question and many more are answered in this fascinating book.


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