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V Human agency
Abstract
Through translated and annotated sources, this chapter explores the idea of human agency as the cause of the plague.
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Abstract
Through translated and annotated sources, this chapter explores the idea of human agency as the cause of the plague.
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Chapters in this book
- Front matter i
- Brief introduction iv
- Dedication v
- Contents vi
- Foreword x
- Preface and acknowledgements xi
- Part one: Narrative accounts 1
- I The plague in continental Europe 14
- II The plague in the British Isles 62
- Part two: Explanations and responses 93
- III The religious response 111
- IV Scientific explanations 158
- V Human agency 207
- Part three: Consequences 227
- VI The impact of the plague 248
- VII Repercussions 292
- Suggestions for further reading 353
- Index 357
Chapters in this book
- Front matter i
- Brief introduction iv
- Dedication v
- Contents vi
- Foreword x
- Preface and acknowledgements xi
- Part one: Narrative accounts 1
- I The plague in continental Europe 14
- II The plague in the British Isles 62
- Part two: Explanations and responses 93
- III The religious response 111
- IV Scientific explanations 158
- V Human agency 207
- Part three: Consequences 227
- VI The impact of the plague 248
- VII Repercussions 292
- Suggestions for further reading 353
- Index 357
