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Medieval Religion and its Anxieties [[electronic resource] ] : History and Mystery in the Other Middle Ages / / by Thomas A. Fudgé



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Autore: Fudgé Thomas A Visualizza persona
Titolo: Medieval Religion and its Anxieties [[electronic resource] ] : History and Mystery in the Other Middle Ages / / by Thomas A. Fudgé Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016
Edizione: 1st ed. 2016.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (XVII, 300 p. 11 illus. in color.)
Disciplina: 940.902
Soggetto topico: Europe—History—476-1492
Literature, Medieval
Literature—Philosophy
Culture—Study and teaching
Literature   
European literature
History of Medieval Europe
Medieval Literature
Literary Theory
Cultural Theory
Postcolonial/World Literature
European Literature
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Introduction: The Feast of the Ass: Medieval Faith, Fun, and Fear -- Chapter One Prosecuting Animals as Criminals in Medieval Europe -- Chapter Two: Piety, Perversion and Serial Killing: The Strange Case of Gilles de Rais -- Chapter Three: Gargoyles and Glimpses of Forgotten Worlds -- Chapter Four: To Hell with the Theologians: Doctrines of Damnation in “Last Judgements” in the Medieval Latin West -- Chapter Five: Sensuality, Spirituality and Sexuality in the Religious Experience of Female Mystics -- Chapter Six: Demonizing Dissenters: Patterns of Propaganda and Persecution -- Chapter Seven: The Stripping and the Shaming of Heretics -- Chapter Eight: Surviving the Middle Ages: The Extraordinary Pursuit of Salvation -- Postscript: The Fickle Hand of Fate. .
Sommario/riassunto: This book examines the broad varieties of religious belief, religious practices, and the influence of religion within medieval society. Religion in the Middle Ages was not monolithic. Medieval religion and the Latin Church are not synonymous. While theology and liturgy are important, an examination of animal trials, gargoyles, last judgments, various aspects of the medieval underworld, and the quest for salvation illuminate lesser known dimensions of religion in the Middle Ages. Several themes run throughout the book including visual culture, heresy and heretics, law and legal procedure, along with sexuality and an awareness of mentalities and anxieties. Although an expanse of 800 years has passed, the remains of those other Middle Ages can be seen today, forcing us to reassess our evaluations of this alluring and often overlooked past.
Titolo autorizzato: Medieval Religion and its Anxieties  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-137-56610-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910136009203321
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Serie: The New Middle Ages