| Belief and Unbelief in Medieval Europe Contributor(s): Arnold, John H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0340807865 ISBN-13: 9780340807866 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $44.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2005 Annotation: For most people in the middle ages--for thousands upon thousands who lived within Christendom in the period considered by this book, 1100-1500--we have no record of what they believed or did not believe. John Arnold sifts through the traces left behind by our ancestors across Europe and assembles a more complete picture than ever before. Religion in mediveal Europe was hugely important, and impinged upon the most mundane aspects of everyday life. But was the period a uniform "Age of Faith?" By focussing on lay people, this fascinating account unlocks the multiple meanings of religion, asking how it functioned and with what effects. This book deftly reveals for today's readers, as none have before, the meanings and struggles that lay between the smooth surface of medieval religious life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Dewey: 274.04 |
| LCCN: 2006615026 |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6.24" W x 9.22" (1.29 lbs) 328 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For most people in the middle ages--for thousands upon thousands who lived within Christendom in the period considered by this book, 1100-1500--we have no record of what they believed or did not believe. John Arnold sifts through the traces left behind by our ancestors across Europe and assembles a more complete picture than ever before. Religion in mediveal Europe was hugely important, and impinged upon the most mundane aspects of everyday life. But was the period a uniform "Age of Faith?" By focussing on lay people, this fascinating account unlocks the multiple meanings of religion, asking how it functioned and with what effects. This book deftly reveals for today's readers, as none have before, the meanings and struggles that lay between the smooth surface of medieval religious life. |