An Environmental History Of The Middle Ages: The Crucible Of Nature
by John Aberth /
2012 / English / PDF
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The Middle Ages was a critical and formative time for Western
approaches to our natural surroundings.
The Middle Ages was a critical and formative time for Western
approaches to our natural surroundings.An Environmental
History of the Middle Ages
An Environmental
History of the Middle Ages is a unique and unprecedented
cultural survey of attitudes towards the environment during this
period. Humankind’s relationship with the environment shifted
gradually over time from a predominantly adversarial approach to
something more overtly collaborative, until a series of
ecological crises in the late Middle Ages. With the advent of
shattering events such as the Great Famine and the Black Death,
considered efflorescences of the climate downturn known as the
Little Ice Age that is comparable to our present global warming
predicament, medieval people began to think of and relate to
their natural environment in new and more nuanced ways. They now
were made to be acutely aware of the consequences of human
impacts upon the environment, anticipating the cyclical, "new
ecology" approach of the modern world.
is a unique and unprecedented
cultural survey of attitudes towards the environment during this
period. Humankind’s relationship with the environment shifted
gradually over time from a predominantly adversarial approach to
something more overtly collaborative, until a series of
ecological crises in the late Middle Ages. With the advent of
shattering events such as the Great Famine and the Black Death,
considered efflorescences of the climate downturn known as the
Little Ice Age that is comparable to our present global warming
predicament, medieval people began to think of and relate to
their natural environment in new and more nuanced ways. They now
were made to be acutely aware of the consequences of human
impacts upon the environment, anticipating the cyclical, "new
ecology" approach of the modern world.
Exploring the entire medieval period from 500 to 1500, and
ranging across the whole of Europe, from England and Spain to the
Baltic and Eastern Europe, John Aberth focuses his study on three
key areas: the natural elements of air, water, and earth; the
forest; and wild and domestic animals. Through this multi-faceted
lens,
Exploring the entire medieval period from 500 to 1500, and
ranging across the whole of Europe, from England and Spain to the
Baltic and Eastern Europe, John Aberth focuses his study on three
key areas: the natural elements of air, water, and earth; the
forest; and wild and domestic animals. Through this multi-faceted
lens,An Environmental History of the Middle Ages
An Environmental History of the Middle Ages sheds
fascinating new light on the medieval environmental mindset. It
will be essential reading for students, scholars and all those
interested in the Middle Ages
sheds
fascinating new light on the medieval environmental mindset. It
will be essential reading for students, scholars and all those
interested in the Middle Ages