Medieval Religion

New Approaches
Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-0-415-31686-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 446 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 242 mm, Gewicht: 803 g

Reihe: Rewriting Histories

Constance Hoffman Berman presents an indispensable collection of the most influential and revisionist work to be done on religion in the Middle Ages in the last two decades.

Bringing together an authoritative list of scholars from around the world, this book is a comprehensive compilation of the most important work in this field. Medieval Religion provides a valuable service for all those who study the Middle Ages, church history or religion.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hoffman Berman, Constance

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Kirchengeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Religious Speculation and Social Thought 2. Reform and Growth in the Clerical Hierarchy 3. Women and the Practice of Asceticism and Contemplation 4. Increasing Violence and Exclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Constance Hoffman Berman is Professor of History at the University of Iowa where she has taught since 1988. She has published widely on medieval religious women, reform religion in the twelfth century and the Cistercian Order. Her books include The Cistercian Evolution.