Abstract
This article discusses the concept of social conflicts in the European Middle Ages through a reading of French and English scholarship. It questions the use of modern analytical categories such as class, order, and social stratum when applied to medieval societies, and warns against anachronistic interpretations. The article reviews how historians have approached tensions within feudal society, including peasant revolts, religious movements, rural crises, and conflicts between dominant and dependent groups. By comparing historiographical perspectives, the study shows that medieval social conflict must be understood in relation to the specific economic, political, religious, and symbolic structures of the period.
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Khennaoui, Mohamed
(1988)
"The Concept of Social Conflicts in the European Middle Ages through French and English Studies,"
Bouhout: Vol. 1:
Iss.
1, Article 8.
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