Skip to content
Register Sign in Wishlist

Social Mobility in Late Antique Gaul
Strategies and Opportunities for the Non-Elite

£42.99

  • Date Published: March 2014
  • availability: Available
  • format: Paperback
  • isbn: 9781107629929

£ 42.99
Paperback

Add to cart Add to wishlist

Other available formats:
Hardback, eBook


Looking for an inspection copy?

This title is not currently available on inspection

Description
Product filter button
Description
Contents
Resources
Courses
About the Authors
  • In Social Mobility in Late Antique Gaul, Allen Jones explores the situation of the non-elite living in Gaul during the late fifth and sixth centuries. Drawing especially on evidence from Gregory of Tours' writings, he formulates a social model based on people of all ranks who were acting in ways that were socially advantageous to them, such as combining resources, serving at court, and participating in ostentatious religious pursuits, such as building churches. Viewing the society as a whole, and taking into account specific social groups, such as impoverished prisoners, paupers active at churches, physicians, and wonder-working enchanters, Jones creates an image of Barbarian Gaul as an honor-driven, brutal, and flexible society defined by social mobility. His work also addresses topics such as social engineering and competition, magic and religion, and the cult of saints.

    • Analyses a significant but rarely addressed subject of potential interest to scholars of multiple disciplines, non-elites in late antiquity
    • Provides original insights on Gallic society and particularly on the milieu of Gregory of Tours
    • Addresses fascinating topics including social engineering and competition, magic and religion, and the cult of saints
    Read more

    Customer reviews

    Not yet reviewed

    Be the first to review

    Review was not posted due to profanity

    ×

    , create a review

    (If you're not , sign out)

    Please enter the right captcha value
    Please enter a star rating.
    Your review must be a minimum of 12 words.

    How do you rate this item?

    ×

    Product details

    • Date Published: March 2014
    • format: Paperback
    • isbn: 9781107629929
    • length: 392 pages
    • dimensions: 229 x 152 x 22 mm
    • weight: 0.57kg
    • availability: Available
  • Table of Contents

    1. Introduction: Barbarian Gaul
    2. Evidence and control
    3. Social structure I: hierarchy, mobility and aristocracies
    4. Social structure II: free and servile ranks
    5. The passive poor: prisoners
    6. The active poor: pauperes at church
    7. Healing and authority I: physicians
    8. Healing and authority II: enchanters
    9. Conclusion.

  • Author

    Allen E. Jones, Troy University, Alabama
    Allen Jones is Associate Professor of History at Troy University.

Related Books

Sorry, this resource is locked

Please register or sign in to request access. If you are having problems accessing these resources please email lecturers@cambridge.org

Register Sign in
Please note that this file is password protected. You will be asked to input your password on the next screen.

» Proceed

You are now leaving the Cambridge University Press website. Your eBook purchase and download will be completed by our partner www.ebooks.com. Please see the permission section of the www.ebooks.com catalogue page for details of the print & copy limits on our eBooks.

Continue ×

Continue ×

Continue ×
warning icon

Turn stock notifications on?

You must be signed in to your Cambridge account to turn product stock notifications on or off.

Sign in Create a Cambridge account arrow icon
×

Find content that relates to you

Join us online

This site uses cookies to improve your experience. Read more Close

Are you sure you want to delete your account?

This cannot be undone.

Cancel

Thank you for your feedback which will help us improve our service.

If you requested a response, we will make sure to get back to you shortly.

×
Please fill in the required fields in your feedback submission.
×