Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie (1929–2023)
Author of Montaillou: The Promised Land of Error
About the Author
Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie is a professor at the College de France and a member of the Academie des Sciences Morales et Politiques.
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Works by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie
Histoire de France des regions: La peripherie francaise des origines a nos jours (L'univers historique) (French… (2001) — Author — 12 copies
L'Etat royal: De Louis XI a Henri IV, 1460-1610 (Histoire de France Hachette) (French Edition) (1987) — Editor — 10 copies
Histoire humaine et comparée du climat : Tome 1, Canicules et glaciers XIIIe-XVIIIe siècles (2004) 10 copies
SIÈCLE DES PLATTER T03 (LE) : L'EUROPE DE THOMAS PLATTER 1599-1600 FRANCE ANGLETERRE PAYS-BAS (2006) — Editor — 9 copies
Autour de Montaillou, un village occitan: histoire et religiosité d'une communauté villageoise au Moyen âge: actes… (2001) 8 copies
Histoire humaine et comparée du climat : Tome 2, Disettes et révolutions (1740-1860) (2006) — Author — 8 copies
La ville des Temps Modernes : De la Renaissance aux Révolutions (1981) — Editor; Contributor — 6 copies
Histoire humaine et comparée du climat : Tome 3, Le réchauffement de 1860 à nos jours (2009) 5 copies
Tithe and Agrarian History from the Fourteenth to the Nineteenth Century: An Essay in Comparative History (1982) 4 copies
Histoire de la France rurale, tome 2 : L'âge classique des paysans de 1340 à 1789 (1975) — Editor; Contributor — 4 copies
Montaillou 1. bind — Author — 2 copies
Montaillou 2. bind — Author — 2 copies
L'a 1 copy
Le mendiant et le professeur 1 copy
Entre los historiadores 1 copy
Jean-l'ont-pris 1 copy
Associated Works
Creating French Culture: Treasures from the Bibliotheque nationale de France (1995) — Preface, some editions — 38 copies
The French Nobility in the Eighteenth Century: From Feudalism to Enlightenment (1976) — Présentation, some editions — 34 copies
Family and inheritance : rural society in Western Europe, 1200-1800 (1976) — Contributor — 25 copies
Litterature XVII Siecle:Textes et Documents (Collection Henri Mitterand) (1986) — Introduction, some editions — 15 copies
XVIIIe siècle. Littérature textes et documents, le livre de l'élève (1986) — Introduction, some editions — 9 copies
L'héritage de Vichy: Ces 100 mesures toujours en vigueur (2012) — Preface, some editions — 4 copies
Histoire de la population française. Tome 1 : Des origines à la Renaissance (1988) — Afterword — 3 copies
L'Héritage allemand de l'Occupation - Ces 60 dispositions toujours en vigueur (2019) — Préface, some editions — 2 copies
La Russie entre en Europe : Elisabeth 1re et la succession d'Autriche (1740-1750) (1997) — Preface, some editions — 2 copies
Littérature, textes et documents: XVIIIe siècle : livre du professeur (1986) — Introduction, some editions — 2 copies
Studies in Eighteenth-century Culture: Volume 5 — Contributor — 1 copy
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- Legal name
- Le Roy Ladurie, Emmanuel
- Birthdate
- 1929-07-19
- Date of death
- 2023-11-22
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- France
- Birthplace
- Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais, Calvados, France
- Places of residence
- Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais, France
- Education
- College Saint-Joseph, Caen, France
Lycée Henri IV, Paris, France
Lycee Lakanal, Sceaux, France
Ecole Normal Supérieure (agregation ∙ History)
University of Paris (doctorat des lettres) - Occupations
- historian
author - Relationships
- Braudel, Fernand (mentor)
- Organizations
- École des Annales
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Collège de France - Awards and honors
- Legion d'Honneur (Commandeur)
- Short biography
- Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie is a professor at the Collège de France and since 1973, chairman of the Department of History of Modern Civilization. He has also been Administrateur Général of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (1987-94). He is a distinguished French historian whose speciality is the Languedoc region of southern France, particularly the history of the peasantry. His most famous work is Montaillou, village occitan de 1294 à 1324 (1975), a multi-layered study of the life of the village of Montaillou during the age of the Cathar heresy. Prof. Le Roy Ladurie often writes for publications such as Le Nouvel Observateur, L'Express, and Le Monde, and appears on French television.
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Carnival in Romans : a people's uprising at Romans… by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie
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Närmare än så här kommer vi inte den legendomsusade medeltiden. Genom några ytterst detaljerade dokument som överlevt tidens tand har historikern Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie lyckats levandegöra hela den lilla pyreneiska bergsbyn Montaillou som den såg ut kring år 1300. Här får vi lära känna invånarnas plikter, drömmar, umgänge, vardagslunk och tankar. Boken är en oumbärlig dörröppnare till en sällsam värld.
In "Jasmin's Witch," Ladurie takes on the unique project of tracing the lineage of Jacque Boé's work, "Francouneto." It is the story of a beautiful young woman who is admired by all, but through vanity and jealousy, becomes accused of being a witch. While you won't find it in the court record, Ladurie argues for it's validity. He excitedly refers to it as "unadulterated development of a peasant tradition," a micro-cosmic history completely untainted by outside influence, demonology and witch judges. It is perfectly Gascon.
First, Ladurie cross-references it with two other regional cases, that of the Mimalé family and of Marie de Sansarric for comparison. To prove that Francouneto's finer details have a basis in reality. All 3 of these Gascon witches have elements of 1) counter-magic 2) a theme of odor 3) the evil eye 4) werewolves. Fun fact, an animalistic transformation, especially werewolves, and a suspiciously, strange scent (good or foul) are telling of French witchcraft. It's fascinating! Second, Ladurie uses proper names and events mentioned in the story, including "the Buscou festival" "Huguenot" and "pilgrimage to Bon-Encontre" to solve Francouneto's chronology. 1620-1700! He also uses parish registries to trace the family of her lover. By the end, he narrows it down to a possible Marie Sordés as THE "Francouneto." It's really impressive!! And all done in 1983, without the use of ancestry.com or Google. Just good old-fashioned research techniques!
It's a little round-about at times, but Ladurie proves that careful examination can reveal incredible clues. It's like reading a puzzle being put together! What's more, you can read the whole tale for yourself. Ladurie was kind enough to include it.… (more)
First, Ladurie cross-references it with two other regional cases, that of the Mimalé family and of Marie de Sansarric for comparison. To prove that Francouneto's finer details have a basis in reality. All 3 of these Gascon witches have elements of 1) counter-magic 2) a theme of odor 3) the evil eye 4) werewolves. Fun fact, an animalistic transformation, especially werewolves, and a suspiciously, strange scent (good or foul) are telling of French witchcraft. It's fascinating! Second, Ladurie uses proper names and events mentioned in the story, including "the Buscou festival" "Huguenot" and "pilgrimage to Bon-Encontre" to solve Francouneto's chronology. 1620-1700! He also uses parish registries to trace the family of her lover. By the end, he narrows it down to a possible Marie Sordés as THE "Francouneto." It's really impressive!! And all done in 1983, without the use of ancestry.com or Google. Just good old-fashioned research techniques!
It's a little round-about at times, but Ladurie proves that careful examination can reveal incredible clues. It's like reading a puzzle being put together! What's more, you can read the whole tale for yourself. Ladurie was kind enough to include it.… (more)
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