{"product_id":"in-search-of-sacred-time-jacques-le-goff-9780691156453","title":"In Search of Sacred Time: Jacobus de Voragine and the Golden Legend","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Legend\u003c\/i\u003e shaped the medieval imagination\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is impossible to understand the late Middle Ages without grasping the importance of \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Legend\u003c\/i\u003e, the most popular medieval collection of saints' lives. Assembled for clerical use in the thirteenth century by Genoese archbishop Jacobus de Voragine, the book became the medieval equivalent of a best seller. By 1500, there were more copies of it in circulation than there were of the Bible itself. Priests drew on \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Legend\u003c\/i\u003e for their sermons, the faithful used it for devotion and piety, and artists and writers mined it endlessly in their works. \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Sacred Time\u003c\/i\u003e is the first comprehensive history and interpretation of this crucial book. Jacques Le Goff, one of the world's most renowned medievalists, provides a lucid, compelling, and unparalleled account of why and how \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Legend\u003c\/i\u003e exerted such a profound influence on medieval life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Search of Sacred Time\u003c\/i\u003e explains how \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Legend\u003c\/i\u003e--an encyclopedic work that followed the course of the liturgical calendar and recounted the life of the saint for each feast day--worked its way into the fabric of medieval life. Le Goff describes how this ambitious book was carefully crafted to give sense and shape to the Christian year, underscoring its meaning and drama through the stories of saints, miracles, and martyrdoms. Ultimately, Le Goff argues, \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Legend\u003c\/i\u003e influenced how medieval Christians perceived the passage of time, Christianizing time itself and reconciling human and divine temporality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAuthoritative, eloquent, and original, \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Sacred Time\u003c\/i\u003e is a major reinterpretation of a book that is central to comprehending the medieval imagination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jacques Le Goff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 069115645X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691156453\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.60w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/19\/2014 pg. 59\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2014 pg. 95","brand":"Jacques Le Goff","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946949607679,"sku":"9780691156453","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_f91a7117-1aed-496a-9500-3f171d2c5ff6.jpg?v=1681515867","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-search-of-sacred-time-jacques-le-goff-9780691156453","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}