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Medieval Religion and its Anxieties: History and Mystery in the Other Middle Ages
Thomas A. Fudgé
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Hardback. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 300 pages, 11 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3F; 3H; DSA; DSBB; HBLC1; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
This book examines the broad varieties of religious belief, religious practices, and the influence of religion within medieval society. Religion in the Middle Ages was not monolithic. Medieval religion and the Latin Church are not synonymous. While theology and liturgy are important, an examination of animal trials, gargoyles, last judgments, various aspects of the medieval underworld, and the quest for salvation illuminate lesser known dimensions of religion in the Middle Ages. Several themes run throughout the book including visual culture, heresy and heretics, law and legal procedure, along with sexuality and an awareness of mentalities and anxieties. Although an expanse of 800 ... Read more
This book examines the broad varieties of religious belief, religious practices, and the influence of religion within medieval society. Religion in the Middle Ages was not monolithic. Medieval religion and the Latin Church are not synonymous. While theology and liturgy are important, an examination of animal trials, gargoyles, last judgments, various aspects of the medieval underworld, and the quest for salvation illuminate lesser known dimensions of religion in the Middle Ages. Several themes run throughout the book including visual culture, heresy and heretics, law and legal procedure, along with sexuality and an awareness of mentalities and anxieties. Although an expanse of 800 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
The New Middle Ages
Condition
New
Weight
544g
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137570772
SKU
V9781137570772
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About Thomas A. Fudgé
Thomas A. Fudgé is Professor of Medieval History at the University of New England, Australia. Author of thirteen books, he is recognized as an international authority on Jan Hus and Hussite history.
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