TY - BOOK ID - 5324061 TI - Making agreements in medieval Catalonia PY - 2001 SN - 0521792398 0511156480 1280159316 0511119046 0511496532 0511325436 0511047037 0511018878 9780511018879 9780511047039 9780511119040 9786610159314 6610159319 9780521792394 9780511156489 9781280159312 9780511496530 9780511325434 9780521037853 0521037859 0511104944 PB - Cambridge, UK New York Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Power (Social sciences) KW - Juristic acts KW - Oaths KW - Feudalism KW - Pouvoir (Sciences sociales) KW - Actes juridiques KW - Serments KW - Féodalité KW - History KW - Histoire KW - Catalonia (Spain) KW - Catalogne (Espagne) KW - 091 <460> KW - -Juristic acts KW - -Oaths KW - -Power (Social sciences) KW - -Empowerment (Social sciences) KW - Political power KW - Exchange theory (Sociology) KW - Political science KW - Social sciences KW - Sociology KW - Consensus (Social sciences) KW - Manners and customs KW - Vows KW - Acts, Juristic KW - Juristic transactions KW - Transactions, Juristic KW - Contracts KW - Feudal tenure KW - Civilization, Medieval KW - Land tenure KW - Land use KW - Land use, Rural KW - Chivalry KW - Estates (Social orders) KW - Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi--Spanje KW - -History KW - Law and legislation KW - History. KW - -Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi--Spanje KW - 091 <460> Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi--Spanje KW - -Acts, Juristic KW - Empowerment (Social sciences) KW - Sociology & Social History KW - Social Sciences KW - Social Conditions KW - Féodalité KW - Arts and Humanities UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:5324061 AB - This study examines the role of written agreements in eleventh- and twelfth-century Catalonia, and how they determined the social and political order. By tracing the fate of these agreements - or convenientiae - from their first appearance to the late twelfth century, it is possible to demonstrate the remarkable stability of the fluid structures which they engendered in what is generally thought of as 'feudal society'. The process of documentary change reveals the true nature and pace of the 'transformation of the year 1000'. Analysis of the convenientia as an instrument of power and its interaction with oral practices contributes to a deeper understanding of the role of the written word in medieval societies. Finally, a broad historiographical context establishes the significance of this study of Catalonia for a more general appreciation of the medieval Mediterranean world. ER -