The Experience of Neighbourhood in Medieval and Early Modern Europe

The Experience of Neighbourhood in Medieval and Early Modern Europe explores the operation of pre-modern neighborhoods in social practice, focusing on formal administrative units and the linguistic categories attached to neighbors and neighborhoods. It contributes to a more socially and experientially grounded understanding of neighborly experience in pre-modern Europe.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 31 May 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The Experience of Neighbourhood in Medieval and Early Modern Europe plays a crucial role in shaping nascent discussions on concepts of neighborliness and belonging. By delving into the workings of pre-modern neighborhoods in social practice, this research sheds light on the intricate dynamics that shaped these communities. While formal administrative units like manors and parishes have received significant scholarly attention, the experience and boundaries of neighborhood remain relatively understudied. Building upon recent advancements in the histories of emotions and material culture, this volume explores a diverse range of themes related to residential proximity. Contributors examine the social, cultural, and religious implications of proximity, as well as its material and economic impacts. They also investigate the linguistic categories associated with neighbors and neighborhoods, tracing their meanings and usage across various contexts to understand how language shaped the relationships it described. Together, these contributions provide a more socially and experientially grounded understanding of neighborly experiences in pre-modern Europe.

The Experience of Neighbourhood in Medieval and Early Modern Europe contributes to nascent debates on concepts of neighborliness and belonging, exploring the operation of the pre-modern neighborhood in social practice. Formal administrative units, such as the manor and the parish, have been the object of much scholarly attention yet the experience and limits of neighborhood remain understudied. Building on recent advances in the histories of emotions and material culture, this volume explores a variety of themes on residential proximity, from its social, cultural, and religious implications to material and economic perspectives. Contributors also investigate the linguistic categories attached to neighbors and neighborhoods, tracing their meaning and use in a variety of settings to understand the ways that language conditioned the relationships it described. Together, they contribute to a more socially and experientially grounded understanding of neighborly experience in pre-modern Europe.

Weight: 530g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032062075