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Bonds of secrecy : law, spirituality, and the literature of concealment in early medieval England /

Bonds of Secrecy illuminates the relationship between human experiences of secrecy and early medieval beliefs about divine omniscience. Benjamin A. Saltzman argues that this relationship was fundamental to early English legal and monastic culture and profoundly shaped the practices of literary inter...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Saltzman, Benjamin A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2019]
Colección:Middle Ages series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Bonds of Secrecy illuminates the relationship between human experiences of secrecy and early medieval beliefs about divine omniscience. Benjamin A. Saltzman argues that this relationship was fundamental to early English legal and monastic culture and profoundly shaped the practices of literary interpretation in the Middle Ages.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xv, 339 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0812296842
9780812296846