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Description for Handling Sin
Paperback. Penance and confession were an integral part of medieval religious life; essays explore literary evidence. Editor(s): Biller, Peter; Minnis, Alastair J. Series: York Studies in Medieval Theology. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HRCC2; HRCM; HRCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 360.
Penance, confession and their texts (penitential and confessors' manuals) are important topics for an understanding of the middle ages, in relation to a wide range of issues, from medieval social thought to Chaucer's background. These essays treat a variety of different aspects of the topic: subjects include the frequency and character of early medieval penance; the summae and manuals for confessors, and the ways in which these texts (written by males for males) constructed women as sexual in nature; William of Auvergne's remarkable writing on penance; and the relevance of confessors' manuals for demographic history. JOHN BALDWIN's major study ... Read more
Penance, confession and their texts (penitential and confessors' manuals) are important topics for an understanding of the middle ages, in relation to a wide range of issues, from medieval social thought to Chaucer's background. These essays treat a variety of different aspects of the topic: subjects include the frequency and character of early medieval penance; the summae and manuals for confessors, and the ways in which these texts (written by males for males) constructed women as sexual in nature; William of Auvergne's remarkable writing on penance; and the relevance of confessors' manuals for demographic history. JOHN BALDWIN's major study ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
York Medieval Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
236
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
York, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781903153482
SKU
V9781903153482
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