Medieval handbooks of penance [[electronic resource] ] : a translation of the principal "libri poenitentiales" and selections from related documents / / by John T. McNeill and Helena M. Gamer

• Record Nr.: UNISA996248107303316
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Columbia University Press, c1990
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvi, 476 p., [2] leaves of plates )
• Collana: Records of western civilization
• Altri autori (Persone): McNeillJohn T <1885-1975.> (John Thomas); GamerHelena M <1900-1966.> (Helena Margaret)
• Disciplina: 264/.020862
• Soggetti: Penitentials - History; Penance - History of doctrines - Middle Ages, 600-1500
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Reprint, with new introd. Previously published: New York : Octagon Books, 1965. Previously published in series: Records of civilization, sources and studies ; no. 29.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [453]-454) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Penance in the ancient church -- The penitentials -- The condition of the texts -- Early Irish penitential documents -- Early Welsh penitential documents -- Penitentials of the Anglo-Saxon church -- Penitentials by Irish authors which were apparently compiled on the continent -- Anonymous and pseudonymous Frankish and Visigothic penitentials of the eighth and ninth centuries -- Penitentials written or authorized by Frankish ecclesiastics -- Selections from later penitential documents -- Penitential elements in medieval public law -- Synodical decisions and ecclesiastical opinions relating to the penitentials -- An eighth-century list of superstitions -- Selections from the customs of Tallaght -- Irish canons from a Worcester collection -- On documents omitted -- The manuscripts of the penitentials.