02592nam 2200433 a 450 99624810730331620221108080538.02027/heb06026(CKB)2660000000000519(dli)HEB06026(MiU)MIU01000000000000005812614(EXLCZ)99266000000000051919971215e19901965 uy 0engurmnummmmuuuuMedieval handbooks of penance[electronic resource] a translation of the principal "libri poenitentiales" and selections from related documents /by John T. McNeill and Helena M. GamerNew York Columbia University Pressc19901 online resource (xvi, 476 p., [2] leaves of plates )Records of western civilizationReprint, with new introd. Previously published: New York : Octagon Books, 1965. Previously published in series: Records of civilization, sources and studies ; no. 29.0-231-09629-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. [453]-454) and index.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.Records of civilization, sources and studies ;no. 29.ACLS Humanities E-Book.PenitentialsHistorySourcesPenanceHistory of doctrinesMiddle Ages, 600-1500SourcesPenitentialsHistoryPenanceHistory of doctrines264/.020862McNeill John T(John Thomas),1885-1975.157173Gamer Helena M(Helena Margaret),1900-1966.1209060American Council of Learned Societies.MiUMiUBOOK996248107303316Medieval handbooks of penance2789472UNISA