Contextualizing Miracles in the Christian West, 1100-1500: New Historical Approaches (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780907570325)

This volume brings together innovative research on miracles in the Christian West 1100-1500, and includes chapters on Anglo-Norman saints' cults, late medieval Portugal and the legacy of medieval hagiography in the immediate Post-Reformation period. Contributors investigate miracle narratives in conjunction with broader socio-cultural ideals, practices and developments in medieval society. They also reassess the legacy of Peter Brown, challenge established dichotomies such as 'medicine and religion', and examine relics, lay beliefs and the liturgical evidence of a saint's cult, moving beyond the traditional focus on canonization. Medical history features prominently alongside other approaches; these clarify the contexts of our sources, and demonstrate the methodological vibrancy in this field.

Author: Matthew M. Mesley
ISBN-10: 0907570321
ISBN-13: 9780907570325
Publisher: Ssmll
Language: English
Published: 01/15/2015
Pages: 238
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.54d