The Culture of Inquisition in Medieval England
Mary C. Flannery
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Description for The Culture of Inquisition in Medieval England
Hardback. Series: Westfield Medieval Studies. 202 pages, 1, 1 black and white. Editor(s): Flannery, Mary C.; Walter, Katie L. Groundbreaking essays show the variety and complexity of the roles played by inquisition in medieval England. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 18. Weight: 486.
Groundbreaking essays show the variety and complexity of the roles played by inquisition in medieval England. Inquisition in medieval and early modern England has typically been the subject of historical rather than cultural investigation, and focussed on heresy. Here, however, inquisition is revealed as playing a broader role in medievalEnglish culture, not only in relation to sanctions like excommunication, penance and confession, but also in the fields of exemplarity, rhetoric and poetry. Beyond its specific legal and pastoral applications, inquisitio was a dialogic mode of inquiry, a means of discerning, producing or rewriting truth, and an often adversarial form ... Read more
Groundbreaking essays show the variety and complexity of the roles played by inquisition in medieval England. Inquisition in medieval and early modern England has typically been the subject of historical rather than cultural investigation, and focussed on heresy. Here, however, inquisition is revealed as playing a broader role in medievalEnglish culture, not only in relation to sanctions like excommunication, penance and confession, but also in the fields of exemplarity, rhetoric and poetry. Beyond its specific legal and pastoral applications, inquisitio was a dialogic mode of inquiry, a means of discerning, producing or rewriting truth, and an often adversarial form ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
Number of Pages
202
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843843368
SKU
V9781843843368
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About Mary C. Flannery
Ian Forrest is professor of social and religious history at the University of Oxford.
Reviews for The Culture of Inquisition in Medieval England
The essays collected together . . . successfully highlight the tensely creative interrelationship of form of official legal documentary culture and individual authorship in both old and new genres.
JEGP
In their collective approach, the authors explicate the way in which the process of inquiry ('inquisitio') became a judicial and confessional tool whereby ecclesiastical authorities . . . ... Read more
JEGP
In their collective approach, the authors explicate the way in which the process of inquiry ('inquisitio') became a judicial and confessional tool whereby ecclesiastical authorities . . . ... Read more