Polluting the sacred: violence, faith, and the "civilizing" of parishioners in late medieval England
Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Thiery, Daniel 1973- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Leiden [u.a.] Brill 2009
Schriftenreihe:Later medieval Europe 3
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:FAW01
FAW02
FUBA1
Volltext
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
The contra: recognizing a role for violence -- Sacred space and ritual: creating an expectancy of restraint -- The Eucharist and the clergy: fostering charity incarnate -- Sermons, confessions and private meditation: learning that vengeance disturbs the divine -- Do think twice, it's not alright -- Sacred space and ritual: finding variation yet common expectation -- The Eucharist: demanding a dreadful peace -- The clergy: swinging both plowshares and swords -- The reality of 'civility' spurred by religion -- Finding religion in restraint
Drawing on spiritual and legal sources, this book provides a novel perspective on how late medieval Christianity problematized parishioners' use of violence and how parishioners tried to reconcile the demands of their faith with cultural norms that honored violent conduct
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (X, 196 S.)
ISBN:9789047427339
9047427335
DOI:10.1163/ej.9789004173873.i-196

Es ist kein Print-Exemplar vorhanden.

Fernleihe Bestellen Achtung: Nicht im THWS-Bestand! Volltext öffnen