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Jean-Claude Schmitt

Born

in Colmar, France

March 04, 1946

Genre

History, Medievalist, Anthropology

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Jean-Claude Schmitt (born March 4, 1946 in Colmar) is a prominent French medievalist, the former student of Jacques Le Goff. He studies the socio-cultural aspects of medieval history in Western Europe and has made important contributions in his use of anthropological and art historical methods to interpret history. His most significant work has dealt with the relationships among elites and laymen in medieval life, particularly in the realm of religious culture, where he has focused on ideas and topics such as superstition, the occult and heresy in order to flesh out the differing world-views of the lay peasantry and the clerical elites who attempted to define religious practice. He has contributed numerous books, articles and encyclopedia e ...more

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Jean-Claude Schmitt’s books

Average rating: 3.76 · 381 ratings · 40 reviews · 55 distinct works • Similar authors

	Ghosts in the Middle Ages: The Living and the Dead in Medieval Society by Jean-Claude Schmitt, Teresa Lavender Fagan (Translator) 3.55 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 1994 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Holy Greyhound: Guinefort, Healer of Children since the Thirteenth Century 3.78 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 1982 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Medioevo «superstizioso» by Jean-Claude Schmitt, Maria Garin (translator) 3.75 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 1988 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La raison des gestes dans l'occident médiéval 3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1984	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Religione, folklore e società nell'Occidente medievale 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2000 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	L'invenzione del compleanno by Jean-Claude Schmitt, Roberto Cincotta (Translator) 3.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Conversion of Herman the Jew: Autobiography, History, and Fiction in the Twelfth Century (The Middle Ages Series) by Jean-Claude Schmitt, Alex J. Novikoff (Translator) 3.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2003 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Les images médiévales. La figure et le corps 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Les rythmes au Moyen Âge it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le cloître des ombres 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars