Heresy and Literacy, 1000-1530

Name: Heresy and Literacy, 1000-1530
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ISBN: 9780521575768

ISBN-10: 0521575761

ISBN-13: 9780521575768

Edition: 1996

Authors: Peter Biller, Anne Hudson, Alastair Minnis, Patrick Boyde, John Burrow

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This book explores connections between literacy and heresy in late medieval Europe. The contributors consider the importance of the written word among the main pre-Lutheran popular heresies in a wide range of European countries.

Book details

List price: $39.99
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 6/6/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 340
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English




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