The Black Death and Later Plague Epidemics in the Scandinavian Countries : Perspectives and Controversies /
Benedictow, Ole Jørgen,
The Black Death and Later Plague Epidemics in the Scandinavian Countries : Perspectives and Controversies / Ole Jørgen Benedictow. - 1 online resource - History, archaeology . - Versita discipline. History, archaeology. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Postscript -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Black Death in Norway, 1348-1349 -- 3 The Black Death in Norway: Arrival, Spread, Mortality. Discussions with Birger Lindanger and Hallvard Bjørkvik -- 4 The Black Death in Norway, 1348-49: Sources, Chronology, Spread. Discussion with Kåre Lunden -- 5 The Spread of the Black Death in Norway: Revisionists, Spread Rates, Alternative Microbiological Theories and the Role of Mutation: Discussion with Kåre Lunden and Lars Walløe -- 6 Walløe, Juhasz and the Sociology of Plague -- 7 Lars Walløe's Human-Flea Theory of Plague Epidemology -- 8 Black Rats in the Nordic Scandinavian Countries. Discussion of Papers by Lars Walløe and Anne K. Hufthammer -- 9 The Relevance of Recent Theories on the Microbiological Identity and Epidemiology of Plague for Scandinavian Plague History: In-Depth Studies of Two Danish Publications on Plague -- 10 The Eight Alternative Theory on the Plague Epidemics of the Past: Discussion of Ole G. Moseng's Composite Theory -- 11 On the Theories That Plague Epidemics of the Past Were Spread by Cross-Infection by Human Lice or by Human Lice and Fleas. Discussion of Recent Works by Raoult and Drancourt, and by Walløe -- 12 Problems with the Early-Phase Theory of the Transmission of Plague, Especially with Respect to Epidemic Plague -- General Bibliography -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Index
Open Access
This monograph represents an expansion and deepening of previous works by Ole J. Benedictow - the author of highly esteemed monographs and articles on the history of plague epidemics and historical demography. In the form of a collection of articles, the author presents an in-depth monographic study on the history of plague epidemics in Scandinavian countries and on controversies of the microbiological and epidemiological fundamentals of plague epidemics.
In English.
9788376560472 8376560476 3110368153 9788376560465 8376560468 9783110368154
10.1515/9788376560472 doi
1059259427 DE-101 1059259427 GyFmDB
History of Northern Europe. Scandinavia
Middle Ages.
Plague--history.
Plague--epidemiology.
Disease Outbreaks--history.
Insect Vectors--pathogenicity.
Rats--parasitology.
History, Medieval.
HISTORY / Europe / Scandinavia.
Middle Ages.
Scandinavian and Nordic Countries--epidemiology.
Electronic books.
RC178.S34 / .B464 2016
614.5732009480902
2017 A-953 WC 355
The Black Death and Later Plague Epidemics in the Scandinavian Countries : Perspectives and Controversies / Ole Jørgen Benedictow. - 1 online resource - History, archaeology . - Versita discipline. History, archaeology. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Postscript -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Black Death in Norway, 1348-1349 -- 3 The Black Death in Norway: Arrival, Spread, Mortality. Discussions with Birger Lindanger and Hallvard Bjørkvik -- 4 The Black Death in Norway, 1348-49: Sources, Chronology, Spread. Discussion with Kåre Lunden -- 5 The Spread of the Black Death in Norway: Revisionists, Spread Rates, Alternative Microbiological Theories and the Role of Mutation: Discussion with Kåre Lunden and Lars Walløe -- 6 Walløe, Juhasz and the Sociology of Plague -- 7 Lars Walløe's Human-Flea Theory of Plague Epidemology -- 8 Black Rats in the Nordic Scandinavian Countries. Discussion of Papers by Lars Walløe and Anne K. Hufthammer -- 9 The Relevance of Recent Theories on the Microbiological Identity and Epidemiology of Plague for Scandinavian Plague History: In-Depth Studies of Two Danish Publications on Plague -- 10 The Eight Alternative Theory on the Plague Epidemics of the Past: Discussion of Ole G. Moseng's Composite Theory -- 11 On the Theories That Plague Epidemics of the Past Were Spread by Cross-Infection by Human Lice or by Human Lice and Fleas. Discussion of Recent Works by Raoult and Drancourt, and by Walløe -- 12 Problems with the Early-Phase Theory of the Transmission of Plague, Especially with Respect to Epidemic Plague -- General Bibliography -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Index
Open Access
This monograph represents an expansion and deepening of previous works by Ole J. Benedictow - the author of highly esteemed monographs and articles on the history of plague epidemics and historical demography. In the form of a collection of articles, the author presents an in-depth monographic study on the history of plague epidemics in Scandinavian countries and on controversies of the microbiological and epidemiological fundamentals of plague epidemics.
In English.
9788376560472 8376560476 3110368153 9788376560465 8376560468 9783110368154
10.1515/9788376560472 doi
1059259427 DE-101 1059259427 GyFmDB
History of Northern Europe. Scandinavia
Middle Ages.
Plague--history.
Plague--epidemiology.
Disease Outbreaks--history.
Insect Vectors--pathogenicity.
Rats--parasitology.
History, Medieval.
HISTORY / Europe / Scandinavia.
Middle Ages.
Scandinavian and Nordic Countries--epidemiology.
Electronic books.
RC178.S34 / .B464 2016
614.5732009480902
2017 A-953 WC 355