{"product_id":"from-heaven-to-earth-the-reordering-of-castilian-society-11501350-9780691001210","title":"From Heaven to Earth  The Reordering of Castilian","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDocuments the transformation in how medieval Castilians thought about property and family at a time when economic innovations and an emerging mercantile sensibility were eroding the traditional relation between the two. This book identifies changes in how Castilians conceived of and acted on salvation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As usual, Ruiz's style is clear and at times witty.\"--Choice \"Teofilo R. Ruiz demonstrates the sort of erudition that comes only from experience, discretion, and hard work. The result is a book that will likely stand for many years as an authoritative \"must-read\" for all historians of medieval Europe.\"--David Coleman, American Historical Review \"From Heaven to Earth is a thought-provoking and remarkable book, integrating a great deal of evidence in a carefully delineated, broad intellectual framework. Fluid and readable, it should be of considerable interest to historians of social and cultural life in Iberia and throughout the medieval West.\"--Michelle Herder, Speculum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments ix  INTRODUCTION  From Heaven to Earth 1  CHAPTER ONE  A Taste for the New: Commerce, Property, and Language 12  CHAPTER TWO  The Evidence of Wills 37  CHAPTER THREE  Property: Wills and the Law in Medieval Castile 54  CHAPTER FOUR  Itemizing the World: Boundaries, Consolidation of Property, and Rights of Way 67  CHAPTER FIVE  Family and Property: Lineages and Primogeniture 87  CHAPTER SIX  Heavenly Concerns: Charity and Salvation 110  CHAPTER SEVEN  Toward a New Concept of Power: Unsacred Monarchy 133  Conclusion 151  Appendix 155  Notes 163  Bibliography 199  Index 215","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359097192791,"sku":"9780691001210","price":59.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691001210.jpg?v=1754123569","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/from-heaven-to-earth-the-reordering-of-castilian-society-11501350-9780691001210","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}