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Priests and their books in late Anglo-Saxon England /
Priests were ubiquitous figures in the Anglo-Saxon world: they acted as educators, agents of royal authority, scribes, and dealers in real estate. But what set priests apart from the society in which they lived was the authority to provide pastoral care and their ability to use the written word. Ear...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY :
The Boydell Press,
2019.
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| Collection: | Anglo-Saxon studies ;
34. |
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Frontcover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Priests, Books, and Pastoral Care; 2 "Ne cunnon þæt leden understandan": Issues of Clerical Literacy; 3 Demand and Supply: Production and Provision of Books for Priests; 4 Preaching and Homiletic Books for Priests; 5 Performing the Liturgy: Priests' Books for the Mass and Office; 6 Locating Penitentials, Manuals, and Computi; Conclusions; Appendix; Bibliography; Index