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Sophie (Ed) Page - The Unorthodox Imagination in Late Medieval Britain - 9780719078354 - V9780719078354
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The Unorthodox Imagination in Late Medieval Britain

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Description for The Unorthodox Imagination in Late Medieval Britain Hardback. The unorthodox imagination in late medieval Britain explores how medieval people responded to images, stories, beliefs and practices which were at odds with the normative world view, from the heretical and subversive to the marvellous and exotic Editor(s): Page, Sophie. Series: Neale UCL Studies in British History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
The unorthodox imagination in late medieval Britain explores how medieval people responded to images, stories, beliefs and practices which were at odds with the normative world view, from the heretical and subversive to the marvellous and exotic. The chapter by Jean-Claude Schmitt examines why some unorthodox images were viewed as provocative and threatening and explores how successfully ecclesiastical authorities contained their impact. The power of unorthodoxy to provoke wonder, scepticism or disapproval provides an opportunity to view medieval culture from fresh perspectives. The essays in this volume show that unorthodoxy was embedded in mainstream medieval culture, from ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Series
Neale UCL Studies in British History
Condition
New
Weight
557g
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719078354
SKU
V9780719078354
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About Sophie (Ed) Page
Sophie Page is Lecturer in Late Medieval History at University College London -- .

Reviews for The Unorthodox Imagination in Late Medieval Britain
The Unorthodox Imagination in Late Medieval Britain, ed. Sophie Page (Manchester: Manchester U.P., 2010; pp. 220. GBP60). The period of the later middle ages saw increasingly concerted attempts to impose black and white judgements on various intellectual and religious spheres. In attitudes to images, heretics, magic, the sacred, and the landscape, among many other phenomena, the period was marked by ... Read more

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