Contesting Christendom Readings in Medieval Religion and Culture

Name: Contesting Christendom Readings in Medieval Religion and Culture
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ISBN: 9780742554726

ISBN-10: 0742554724

ISBN-13: 9780742554726

Edition: 2007

Authors: James L. Halverson, Rudolf Bellin, Constance Brittain Bouchard, Peter Brown

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This reader fills a gap in classroom offerings by exploring historians' ongoing attempt to understand the social and cultural aspects of medieval Christianity. James Halverson organizes his selections around two central questions what do we mean when we say that medieval Europe was a Christian culture, and what did it mean to be a Christian in the Middle Ages? He argues that the diversity of medieval society over time and space defies the simple answers given in textbooks and that students of medieval religion must have more exposure to issues such as class, gender, and literacy. This carefully selected and provocative collection of key works in the field will provide an invaluable…

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List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/26/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 254
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English




Introduction



The Extent of Christianization in the Early Middle Ages



Background to Augustine's Mission to Anglo-Saxon England




Some Historical Re-identification and the Christianization of Kent




The Barbarian Conversion from Paganism to Christianity




Forgetful of Their Sex: Female Sanctity and Society, ca. 500-1100




Popular Religion in Late Saxon England: Elf Charms in Context




The Rise of Western Christendom




The Development of Christendom



The Knight, the Lady, and the Priest: The Making of Modern Marriage in Medieval France




Knightly Piety and the Lay Response to the First Crusade




Sword, Mitre, and Cloister: Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 980-1198




Under Crescent and Cross: The Jews in the Middle Ages




Women's Role in Latin Letters From the Fourth to the Early Twelfth Centuries




The Apostolic Life



Religious Movements in the Middle Ages




Religious Poverty and the Profit Economy in Medieval Europe




Holy Anorexia




Women Mystics and Eucharistic Devotion in the Thirteenth Century




The Devil's World: Heresy and Society, 1100-1300




Popular Religion in the Late Middle Ages



Religious Life in Germany on the Eve of the Reformation




The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, ca. 1400-1580




Religion and the Decline of Magic




Women in the Late Medieval English Parish




The Magnificent Ride: The First Reformation in Hussite Bohemia



Index


About the Editor


About the Contributors