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Body and sacred place in medieval Europe, 1100-1389 /
Body and Sacred Place in Medieval Europe investigates the medieval understanding of sacred place, arguing for the centrality of bodies and bodily metaphors to the establishment, function, use, and power of medieval churches. Questioning the traditional division of sacred and profane jurisdictions, t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
New York ; London :
Routledge,
2003.
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| Colección: | Studies in medieval history and culture ;
v. 18. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Body and Sacred Place in Medieval Europe investigates the medieval understanding of sacred place, arguing for the centrality of bodies and bodily metaphors to the establishment, function, use, and power of medieval churches. Questioning the traditional division of sacred and profane jurisdictions, this book identifies the need to consider non-devotional uses of churches in the Middle Ages. Dawn Marie Hayes examines idealized visions of medieval sacred places in contrast with the mundane and profane uses of these buildings. She argues that by the later Middle Ages-as loyalties were tor. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 193 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203009061 9780203009062 9780415988384 0415988381 9786610142088 6610142084 9781135860042 1135860041 9781135859992 113585999X 9781135860035 1135860033 9780415803526 0415803527 |