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Contesting Christendom : Readings in Medieval Religion and Culture.
This reader fills a gap in classroom offerings by exploring historians' ongoing attempt to understand the social and cultural aspects of medieval Christianity. James L. Halverson organizes his selections around two central questions: what do we mean when we say that medieval Europe was a Christ...
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| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham :
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction; Part I: The Extent of Christianization in the Early Middle Ages; Chapter 2 Background to Augustine's Mission to Anglo-Saxon England Rob Meens; Chapter 3 Some Historical Re-identification and the Christianization of Kent lan Wood; Chapter 4 The Barbarian Conversion from Paganism to Christianity Richard Fletcher; Chapter 5 Forgetful of Their Sex: Female Sanctity and Society, ca. 500-1100 Jane Tibbets Schulenburg; Chapter 6 Popular Religion in Late Saxon England: Elf Charms in Context Karen Louise Jolly.
- Chapter 7 The Rise of Western Christendom Peter BrownPart II: The Development of Christendom; Chapter 8 The Knight, the Lady, and the Priest: The Making of Modem Marriage in Medieval France Georges Duby; Chapter 9 Knightly Piety and the Lay Response to the First Crusade Marcus Bull; Chapter 10 Sword, Mitre, and Cloister: Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 980-1198 Constance Brittain Bouchard; Chapter 11 Under Crescent and Cross: The Jews in the Middle Ages Mark R. Cohen; Chapter 12 Women's Role in Latin Letters From the Fourth to the Early Twelfth Centuries Joan M. Ferrante.
- Part III: The Apostolic LifeChapter 13 Religious Movements in the Middle Ages Herbert Grundmann; Chapter 14 Religious Poverty and the Profit Economy in Medieval Europe Lester K. Little; Chapter 15 Holy Anorexia Rudolf Bell; Chapter 16 Women Mystics and Eucharistic Devotion in the Thirteenth Century Caroline Walker Bynum; Chapter 17 The Devil's World: Heresy and Society, 1100-1300 Andrew P. Roach; Part IV: Popular Religion in the Late Middle Ages; Chapter 18 Religious Life in Germany on the Eve of the Reformation Bernd Moeller.
- Chapter 19 The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, ca. 1400-1580 Eamon DuffyChapter 20 Religion and the Decline of Magic Keith Thomas; Chapter 21 Women in the Late Medieval English Parish Katherine L. French; Chapter 22 The Magnificent Ride: The First Reformation in Hussite Bohemia Thomas A. Fudge; Index; About the Editor; About the Contributors.