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Laity in the Middle Ages: Religious Beliefs and Devotional Practices
André Vauchez
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Paperback. This volume features 22 essays on the medieval European Catholic Church: the emergence of the laity within the church from the 11th to the 13th centuries, religion in concept and practice, women's choice, and mystics. Editor(s): Bornstein, Daniel E. Translator(s): Schneider, Margery J. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 501.
In these lively and incisive essays André Vauchez explores the religious beliefs and devotional practices of laypeople in medieval Europe and grapples with some of the most difficult issues in medieval history: the nature of popular devotion, the role of religion in civic life, the sociology of religious attitudes and practices, and the relationship between the intersecting spheres of lay and clerical culture.
In these lively and incisive essays André Vauchez explores the religious beliefs and devotional practices of laypeople in medieval Europe and grapples with some of the most difficult issues in medieval history: the nature of popular devotion, the role of religion in civic life, the sociology of religious attitudes and practices, and the relationship between the intersecting spheres of lay and clerical culture.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
370
Place of Publication
Notre Dame IN, United States
ISBN
9780268013097
SKU
V9780268013097
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About André Vauchez
André Vauchez is the former director of the French School in Rome and member of the Academy of Inscriptions and Letters, master of studies at the French National Centre for Scientific Research, and professor of medieval history at the University of Rouen (1980–1982) and at the University of Paris X Nanterre (1983–1995). He was awarded the Balzan Prize for Medieval ... Read more
Reviews for Laity in the Middle Ages: Religious Beliefs and Devotional Practices
“The translation is on the whole elegant, capturing Vauchez’s own luminous prose with considerable grace. The result is a text which makes the work of this major scholar accessible to beginning student and more seasoned researcher alike. The Laity in the Middle Ages is an invaluable witness to the work of a scholar who has done so much to awaken ... Read more