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Medieval Christianity: A New History
Kevin Madigan
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Description for Medieval Christianity: A New History
paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 47 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBLC; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 726.
An expansive guide to the medieval world, with new attention to women, ordinary parishioners, attitudes toward Jews and Muslims, and more For many, the medieval world seems dark and foreign-an often brutal and seemingly irrational time of superstition, miracles, and strange relics. The aggressive pursuit of heretics and attempts to control the Holy Land might come to mind. Yet the medieval world produced much that is part of our world today, including universities, the passion for Roman architecture and the development of the gothic style, pilgrimage, the emergence of capitalism, and female saints. ... Read more
An expansive guide to the medieval world, with new attention to women, ordinary parishioners, attitudes toward Jews and Muslims, and more For many, the medieval world seems dark and foreign-an often brutal and seemingly irrational time of superstition, miracles, and strange relics. The aggressive pursuit of heretics and attempts to control the Holy Land might come to mind. Yet the medieval world produced much that is part of our world today, including universities, the passion for Roman architecture and the development of the gothic style, pilgrimage, the emergence of capitalism, and female saints. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300216776
SKU
V9780300216776
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About Kevin Madigan
Kevin Madigan is Winn Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Harvard Divinity School. He specializes in the study of medieval Christian religious practice and thought. His books include Olivi and the Interpretation of Matthew in the High Middle Ages and The Passions of Christ in High-Medieval Thought: An Essay on Christological Development, and he is co-author of Ordained Women in the ... Read more
Reviews for Medieval Christianity: A New History
Accessible and clear . . . an engaging narrative history that should please experts while whetting the appetites of beginners. -Publishers Weekly (starred review) [O]utstanding works of church history that should be popular with the general reader as well as students. . . . Madigan shows how developments in modern Christianity paved the way for the reformation. -Paul ... Read more