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The Cheese and the Worms

The Cosmos of a Sixteenth-Century Miller

By Carlo Ginzburg,Anne C. Tedeschi,John Tedeschi

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Publish Date

March 1, 1992

Publisher

The Johns Hopkins University Press

Language

eng

Pages

180

Description:

Offers a study of culture in the sixteenth century as seen through the eyes of one man, the miller known as Menocchio, who was accused of heresy during the Inquisition and sentenced to death. This book illustrates the confusing political and religious conditions of the time.

subjectsHeresies, Christian,  Religious life and customs,  Heretics, Christian,  Civilization,  Church history,  Peasantry,  History,  Trials (Heresy),  Christian Heresies,  Christian Heretics,  Peasants,  Modern period,  Italian literature, translations into english,  Historia,  Herejias y herejes,  Campesinado,  Cosmology,  Usos y costumbres,  Frioul, Italie,  Hérésies et hérétiques,  Paysannerie,  Vie religieuse,  Histoire religieue,  Civilisation,  Italie Frioul,  Europe, history, 1492-1648,  Inquisição,  Igreja (história),  Heresia,  Peasants, italy,  Christian sects,  Italy, civilization,  Italy, church history,  Italy, social life and customs,  Theology, doctrinal,  Heresies and heretics, modern period, 1500-,  Biography,  Inquisition,  Religion populaire,  Hérésie,  Procès,  Fiction, general,  Biochemistry,  Macromolecular Substances,  Macromolecules,  Polymers,  Scandella, domenico , 1532-1599,  Peasants--italy--friuli,  Christian heresies--history,  Christian heresies--history--modern period, 1500-,  Christian heresies--italy--friuli,  Br877.f74 g5613,  Volkscultuur,  Religieuze opvattingen,  Ketterij,  Ketterprocessen

PeopleMenocchio,  Domenico Scandella (1532-1601)

PlacesUdine (Italy : Province),  Italy,  Udine (Province),  Udine,  Italie,  Frioul,  Itália

TimesModern period, 1500-,  16th century,  1500-(Période moderne)