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Visions in late medieval England : lay spirituality and sacred glimpses of the hidden worlds of faith /

Visions were highly popular in the late Middle Ages, whether preached as vivid stories from the pulpit, illuminated in saint-filled manuscripts, or experienced during the breathless anticipation of a Mass or eerie darkness of a Yorkshire graveyard. This book explores five central dynamics of spiritu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Adams, Gwenfair Walters
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.
Colección:Studies in the history of Christian traditions ; v. 130.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Visions were highly popular in the late Middle Ages, whether preached as vivid stories from the pulpit, illuminated in saint-filled manuscripts, or experienced during the breathless anticipation of a Mass or eerie darkness of a Yorkshire graveyard. This book explores five central dynamics of spirituality that the visions shaped and sustained.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxiii, 273 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-246) and index.
ISBN:9789047419259
9047419251
1281917206
9781281917201
9786611917203
6611917209
ISSN:1573-5664 ;