Medieval Christianity: A New History - Rilegato

Madigan, Kevin

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ISBN 10: 0300158726 ISBN 13: 9780300158724

Casa editrice: Yale Univ Pr, 2015

Riassunto

For many, the medieval world seems dark and foreign—an often brutal and seemingly irrational time of superstition, miracles, and strange relics. The aggressive pursuit of heretics and attempts to control the “Holy Land” might come to mind. Yet the medieval world produced much that is part of our world today, including universities, the passion for Roman architecture and the development of the gothic style, pilgrimage, the emergence of capitalism, and female saints.
 
This new narrative history of medieval Christianity, spanning the period 500 to 1500 CE, attempts to integrate what is familiar to readers with new themes and narratives. Elements of novelty in the book include a steady focus on the role of women in Christianity; the relationships among Christians, Jews, and Muslims; the experience of ordinary parishioners; the adventure of asceticism, devotion, and worship; and instruction through drama, architecture, and art. Madigan expertly integrates these areas of focus with more traditional themes, such as the evolution and decline of papal power; the nature and repression of heresy; sanctity and pilgrimage; the conciliar movement; and the break between the old Western church and its reformers.
 
Illustrated with more than forty photographs of physical remains, this book promises to become an essential guide to a historical era of profound influence.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Kevin Madigan is Winn Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Harvard Divinity School. He specializes in the study of medieval Christian religious practice and thought. His books includeOlivi and the Interpretation of Matthew in the High Middle Ages and The Passions of Christ in High-Medieval Thought: An Essay on Christological Development, and he is co-author ofOrdained Women in the Early Church: A Documentary History and Resurrection: The Power of God for Christians and Jews. He lives in Cambridge, MA.

Product Description:

Crescere con un genitore sullo spettro autistico può essere difficile, e bambini possono spesso si sentono confusi e preoccupati per il fatto che il loro genitore è così diverso da altri. Questo libro dà un'occhiata a come la sindrome di Asperger può influenzare una famiglia quando un genitore è sullo spettro, e li rassicura che è ok per avere un genitore che è diverso.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Yale Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0300158726
• ISBN 13: 9780300158724
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 487