| Laity in the Middle Ages: Religious Beliefs and Devotional Practices Contributor(s): Vauchez, André (Author), Bornstein, Daniel E. (Editor), Schneider, Margery J. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0268013098 ISBN-13: 9780268013097 Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press OUR PRICE: $29.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1996 Annotation: "In The Laity in the Middle Ages Andre Vauchez explores the contribution of the laity to medieval religious life between 1050 and 1450 Each essay offers a vivid introduction to some aspect of the lay contribution, from crusading confraternities...Taken together, these essays of an invaluable approach to the religious life of medieval Europe". -- John Van Engen, author Devotio Moderna |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Christian Living - Leadership & Mentoring - Religion | Biblical Studies - History & Culture |
| Dewey: 262.15 |
| LCCN: 92053746 |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 6.05" W x 9.03" (1.13 lbs) 370 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In these lively and incisive essays Andr Vauchez explores the religious beliefs and devotional practices of laypeople in medieval Europe and grapples with some of the most difficult issues in medieval history: the nature of popular devotion, the role of religion in civic life, the sociology of religious attitudes and practices, and the relationship between the intersecting spheres of lay and clerical culture. |
Contributor Bio(s): Vauchez, Andre: - Andre Vauchez is the former director of the French School in Rome and member of the Academy of Inscriptions and Letters,, master of studies at the French National Centre for Scientific Research, and professor of medieval history at the University of Rouen (1980-1982) and at the University of Paris X Nanterre (1983-1995). He was awarded the Balzan Prize for Medieval History in 2013.Bornstein, Daniel E.: - Daniel E. Bornstein is professor of history and religious studies and Stella K. Darrow Professor of Catholic Studies, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.Schneider, Margery J.: - Margery J. Schneider is the translator of The End of the Past: Ancient Rome and the Modern West and Women and Religion in Medieval and Renaissance Italy. |
