Uncertain Refuge : Sanctuary in the Literature of Medieval England /

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To seek sanctuary from persecution by entering a sacred space is an act of desperation, but also a symbolic endeavor: fugitives invoke divine presence to reach a precarious safe haven that imbues their lives with religious, social, or political significance. In medieval England, sanctuary was upheld...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Allen, Elizabeth (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2021]
Colección:The Middle Ages Series
Temas:
Asylum, Right of > England > History.
English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500 > History and criticism.
Fugitives from justice in literature.
Law and literature > England > History.
Law, Medieval, in literature.
Refuge in literature.
Sacred space in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval.
Chronica Majora.
Cuthbert's Stag.
Hubert de burgh.
Law of sanctuary.
Robin Hood.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
asylum seekers history.
law and literature.
legal history.
medieval English law.
medieval kingship.
perkin warbeck.
right of sanctuary.
sacred space.
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