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Carlo Ginzburg, historian of the obscure, passes at 87
Carlo Ginzburg, an Italian historian known for his microhistory and exploration of popular beliefs outside mainstream elites, passed away at age 87 in Bologna, Italy. Renowned for studying peasant beliefs, witchcraft, and marginalized groups, his interdisciplinary approach combined anthropology and literary theory to reveal the mental worlds of ordinary people in historical contexts. His influential works include “The Cheese and the Worms,” which examined a miller’s heretical beliefs, and he was a major figure in the evolution of historiography focused on mentalities and everyday life.
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