Vernacular bible and religious reform in the Middle Ages and early modern era

The central focus of this book concerns vernacular Bibles in various regions of (late) medieval and early modern Europe, as well as the religious and cultural circumstances in which these books found their origin. The volume includes articles that demonstrate how vernacular Bibles were liable to cen...

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Contributors: François, Wim 1963- (Editor) ; Hollander, August den 1963- (Editor) ; Agten, Els 1985- (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
French
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Published: Leuven Paris Bristol, CT Peeters 2017
In: Ephemerides theologicae Lovanienses / Bibliotheca (287)
Year: 2017
Series/Journal:Ephemerides theologicae Lovanienses / Bibliotheca 287
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Europe / Bible / Translation / Vernacular language / Church reform / History 1300-1700
IxTheo Classification:KAA Church history
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc (Europe) History Middle Ages, 600-1500
B Bible Versions History
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Summary:The central focus of this book concerns vernacular Bibles in various regions of (late) medieval and early modern Europe, as well as the religious and cultural circumstances in which these books found their origin. The volume includes articles that demonstrate how vernacular Bibles were liable to censorship measures, viz. Francesca Tasca's contribution on Peter Valdes of Lyons, and Gigliola Fragnito's on post-Tridentine Catholic Europe. Other essays, in contrast, inspired by a social-historical approach, emphasize that laypeople in the late Middle Ages and Early Modern Era found ways to read the Bible and other religious works 'anyway' and that they were hardly hindered by bans instituted by ecclesiastical or secular governments--
ISBN:904293431X