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Medieval Irish Saints' Lives (...A study of three important late medieval collections of saints' lives The manu... A study of three important late medieval collections of saints' lives The manuscripts written in Latin and for the most part relating to the lives of Irish saints have never before been subject to critical examination The book analyzes such questions... more
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Sacred BiographyModern historiography dismisses the medieval lives of saints about whom little... Modern historiography dismisses the medieval lives of saints about whom little was really known as pious fiction This study demonstrates that to characterize the genre as fiction is to misunderstand the intentions of medieval authors who were neither... more
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English Medieval Books By Alan...This study of the books of Reading Abbey covers not only the whole history of ... This study of the books of Reading Abbey covers not only the whole history of the Abbey from its foundation but also charts the subsequent dispersal of its book collection In doing so the author illustrates intellectual life in a medieval English... more
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The Apocryphal Adam and Eve in...The apocryphal Life of Adam and Eve explores what happened to Adam and Eve aft... The apocryphal Life of Adam and Eve explores what happened to Adam and Eve after their expulsion from Paradise Professor Murdoch considers the varied development of the apocryphal material and presents a fascinating analysis of the flourishing medieval... more
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The Book of Job in Medieval Je...Analyzes the history of the interpretation of the Book of Job by medieval Jewi... Analyzes the history of the interpretation of the Book of Job by medieval Jewish exegetes The author offers an examination of commentaries on Job written by six major thinkers He looks at the relationship between the commentaries and their antecedent... more
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The Medieval Idea of Marriage ...This study of medieval Christian marriage between 1000 and 1500 draws upon asp... This study of medieval Christian marriage between 1000 and 1500 draws upon aspects of social religious political and legal history to look into the heart of human experiences within families and marriages It provides case studies and sources including... more
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The Proprietary Church in the ...Examining in what ways and how far medieval churches were treated as items of ... Examining in what ways and how far medieval churches were treated as items of property Susan Wood surveys Western Europe from the late Roman Empire to the post-Gregorian Church taking an approach that is as much social and religious as legal and... more
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Sepulchre Of Christ And The Me...What was the impact of the tomb of Christ in Jerusalem on the history of weste... What was the impact of the tomb of Christ in Jerusalem on the history of western Europe This book shows that the Holy Sepulchre had a vital influence on pilgrimage the Crusades the cult of the Cross and art and architecture It examines the emergence of... more
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The Germanization of Early Med...This study examines how Christianity changed in order to win the allegiance of... This study examines how Christianity changed in order to win the allegiance of the Germanic and Anglo-Saxon peoples The author argues that these Northern peoples were far more resistant to conversion than the disaffected urban populace of the Roman Empire more
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Divine Production in Late Medi...This book examines the central ideas that defined the debate about divine prod... This book examines the central ideas that defined the debate about divine production in the Trinity in the late 13th and early 14th centuries namely those of Henry of Ghent John Duns Scotus and William Ockham Their discussions are significant for the... more
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The Oxford Handbook of Medieva...This Handbook brings together the latest scholarship on the beliefs practices ... This Handbook brings together the latest scholarship on the beliefs practices and institutions of the Christian Church between 400 and 1500 AD more
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Medieval Marriage SermonsThis edition of marriage sermons reveals what a number of famous preachers act... This edition of marriage sermons reveals what a number of famous preachers actually taught about marriage David D'Avray teases out the close connection between marriage symbolism and social cultural and legal realities in the thirteenth century and... more
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Some Later Medieval Theories o...How can the Body and Blood of Christ without ever leaving heaven come to be re... How can the Body and Blood of Christ without ever leaving heaven come to be really present on eucharistic altars where the bread and wine still seem to be Marilyn Mc Cord Adams examines how this question and its answer transubstantiation engaged... more
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Medieval Philosophy By A j p K...Presenting the history of Western philosophy this book charts the story of phi... Presenting the history of Western philosophy this book charts the story of philosophy from the founders of Christian and Islamic thought through to the Renaissance It is intended for those interested in the people and ideas that shaped the course of... more
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Sepulchre of Christ and the Me...What was the impact of the tomb of Christ in Jerusalem on the history of weste... What was the impact of the tomb of Christ in Jerusalem on the history of western Europe Colin Morris shows that the Holy Sepulchre had a vital influence on pilgrimage the Crusades the cult of the Cross and art and architecture as well as featuring in... more
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Music in the Medieval English ...This collection of essays celebrates the work of the Plainsong and Mediaeval M... This collection of essays celebrates the work of the Plainsong and Mediaeval Music Society Founded in 1888 it quickly established two areas of activity to propagate information on medieval music and to revitalize the Anglican liturgy with the riches of... more
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The Book of the Rewards of Lif...This work studies the human weaknesses that separate us from God and the relat... This work studies the human weaknesses that separate us from God and the relationship of various sins to their corresponding virtues It provides a complete translation of this important medieval visionary work more
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The Life of Christina of Marky...The remarkable story of twelfth-century recluse Christina of Markyate her tria... The remarkable story of twelfth-century recluse Christina of Markyate her trials and temptations who eventually founded a priory The anonymous Life is a vivid social portrait of a medieval religious woman a dramatic record of spiritual conviction... more
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Eusebius' Life of Constantine ...Eusebius' work is an important record of Constantine the emperor who turned th... Eusebius' work is an important record of Constantine the emperor who turned the Roman Empire from prosecuting the Church to supporting it with huge consequences for Europe and Christianity This edition clarifies Eusebius' significance introducing the... more
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