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Books : The Cheese and the Worms: The Cosmos of a Sixteenth-century Miller
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The Cheese and the Worms: The Cosmos of a Sixteenth-century Miller by: C Ginzburg Vegetarian Books Price: £13.50 Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 909 EAN: 9780801843877 ISBN: 0801843871 Label: John Hopkins University Press Manufacturer: John Hopkins University Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 208 Publication Date: March 01, 1992 Publisher: John Hopkins University Press Studio: John Hopkins University Press Sales Rank: 82943 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Interesting, hampered by obscure writing styleItalian historian Carlo Ginzburg traces the story of one Menocchio, a peasant from northern Italy who was put on trial (and eventually burned at the stake) for heresy by the Italian inquisition in the 16th century. He puts forwards parts of the transcription of the trial, and we realize that Menocchio has some quite heterodox (and not totally consistent) views on theology and cosmology, suggesting a number of eclectic sources for his ideas. For example, he viewed the Earth as a sort of giant cheese and the angels as worms coming out of the cheese (hence the book's title). How an Italian peasant, without presumably much access to books, would get such views, Ginzburg asks. He traces the bookshelves of Menocchio, but he is unable to come up with ... Read More: Rating:  - A miller's tale ...One of my favorite books of all time. An account of the worldview of a medieval miller based on Inquisition records may not sound promising, but the evocation of how strange and different, yet how similar medieval men were is astonishing. In an age which thinks it has invented "pick and mix" religion, this acts as an important corrective. Ginzburg never abandons his miller completely, and you will be touched by his humanity as well as surprised by his views. As a history graduate, I can honestly say that I have never enjoyed a history book more than this. Rating:  - Terrific insight!In the cheese and the worms, ginzburg gives terrific insight into how ones social status defines their belief system. It shows the interperative filters one uses based on what they know and are able to comprehend. Rating: - Historiography at its best!Carlo Ginzburg was one of the first historians to put into practice anthropological ideas about culture as a historically transmitted system of meaning. These ideas were developed by Clifford Geertz, Victor Turner, and ultimately, Michel Foucault. In using Menocchio, Ginzburg makes a statement about making history from the point of view of the excluded, the liminal characters of society. In this sense, Menocchio's story ceases to be an anecdote and becomes a reflection and a statement about the way Italian society was constructed in the 16th century. All this from the point of view of those upon whom power was imposed. Rating: - phenomenalexpertly intriguing, unparalleled, and remarkably spell-binding.........."The Cheese and The Worms" is a must-read book for everyone and anyone who loves great literature and is the best novel I've ever read. |
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