This is the first book to examine the late Byzantine peasantry through written; archaeological; ethnographic and painted sources. Investigations of the infrastructure and setting of the medieval village guide the reader into the consideration of specific populations. The village becomes a micro-society; with its own social and economic hierarchies. In addition to studying agricultural workers; mothers and priests; lesser-known individuals; such as the miller and witch; are revealed through written and painted sources. Placed at the center of a new scholarly landscape; the study of the medieval villager engages a broad spectrum of theorists; including economic historians creating predictive models for agrarian economies; ethnoarchaeologists addressing historical continuities and disjunctions; and scholars examining power and female agency.
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