Imprisonment in the medieval religious imagination, c. 1150-1400
"This book explores the world of religious thinking on imprisonment, and how images of imprisonment were used in monastic thought, the cult of saints, the early inquisitions, preaching and hagiographical literature and the world of the crusades to describe a conception of inclusion and freedom...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Basingstoke [u.a.]
Palgrave Macmillan
2011
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| In: | Year: 2011 |
| Edition: | 1. publ. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Captivity
/ History 1150-1400
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| Further subjects: | B
Imprisonment
Psychological aspects
History To 1500
B Imprisonment Religious aspects Christianity History To 1500 B Imprisonment Social aspects History To 1500 |
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| Summary: | "This book explores the world of religious thinking on imprisonment, and how images of imprisonment were used in monastic thought, the cult of saints, the early inquisitions, preaching and hagiographical literature and the world of the crusades to describe a conception of inclusion and freedom that was especially meaningful to medieval Christians."-- Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- Incarceration of the Body and Liberation of the Spirit -- Prison Miracles and the Cult of Saints -- Imprisonment, Memory and Space in the Early Inquisitions -- Didactic Uses of Imprisonment and captivity -- Imprisonment and Freedom in the Lives of Louis IX -- Conclusion |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverz. S. 170 - 187 |
| ISBN: | 0230242480 |