Belief and Unbelief in Medieval Europe

Name: Belief and Unbelief in Medieval Europe
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ISBN: 9780340807866

ISBN-10: 0340807865

ISBN-13: 9780340807866

Edition: 2005

Authors: John H. Arnold

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Religion in medieval Europe was hugely important, and impinged upon the most mundane transactions and everyday experiences. But was the period a uniform 'Age of Faith'? By focussing on the ordinary laity, this fascinating account unlocks the multiple meanings of religion, asking how it functioned and with what effects. Holiness, piety and belief are explained and contextualized, as are heresy, dissent and superstition. The themes explored include religious acculturation, community, intercession and Christian identity as well as occasions of unbelief and lay people's rejection of the Church's message. This study deftly uncovers the meanings and struggles that lay below the smooth surface of…

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List price: $42.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
Publication date: 6/30/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 328
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.69" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Acknowledgements



Belief


Ecclesiastical history to lived religion


Anthropology, religion and history


The traces: historical evidence



Acculturation


Preaching


Images


Texts


Other mechanisms



Intercession


Being holy


Regarding holiness


Using holiness and magic


Conclusion



Community


Collective activity


Exclusions


Ordering society


Ritual moments



Selfhood


Gendered Christian identities


The branches of sin


Purgatory and death


The practice of confession


Salvation and the body


Selfhood



Dissent


Heresy


Social dissent


Unbelief


Conclusion


Notes


Bibliography


Index