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Darrera modificació: 2023-11-07
Bases de dades: Sciència.cat
Kacki, Sacha, "Black Death: Cultures in crisis", dins: Smith, Claire (ed.), Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology, 2ª edició, Nova York, Springer- Cham, 2020, (Publicació electrònica).
- Resum
- Between the years 1346 and 1353 CE, a terrible disease swept across Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa, bringing death and desolation in its wake. This widespread epidemic, now known as the “Black Death”, caused dramatic losses, surpassing those of any large-scale disaster recorded before. In Europe, the disease killed an estimated 30–60% of the population over a 5-year period. Its impact elsewhere in the Old World is not as well-known, but historical evidence suggests massive depopulation as well. By causing such a large demographic collapse, the Black Death initiated or enhanced major social, economic, and political changes throughout Western Eurasia and Northern Africa. It also constituted the starting point of a period of high mortality, marked by recurrent outbreaks of the disease over the next four centuries. Due to its many effects on society and culture, the Black Death is generally considered as one of the most significant events of the late medieval world and as a turning point in European history.
- Matèries
- Història de la medicina
Medicina - Pesta i altres malalties
- URL
- https://www.academia.edu/41341089/Black_Death_Cultu ...
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