Visions in Late Medieval England : Lay Spirituality and Sacred Glimpses of the Hidden Worlds of Faith
Gwenfair Walters. Adams
Bok Engelsk 2007 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Leiden : : BRILL, , 2007.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (302 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter One: Transactions of Satisfaction and Visions of the Otherworld; Chapter Two: Reciprocated Devotion and Visitations of the Saints; Chapter Three: Spiritual Warfare in Demonic Encounters; Chapter Four: Seeing Through the Surface: Vision as Supra-Sacramental Sight; Chapter Five: Visions, Power, and the Dynamic of Mediated Revelation; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index. - Visions were highly popular in the late Middle Ages, whether preached as vivid stories from the pulpit, illuminated in saint-filled manuscripts, or experienced during the breathless anticipation of a Mass or eerie darkness of a Yorkshire graveyard. This book explores five central dynamics of spirituality that the visions shaped and sustained.
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| Emner | Church history
Spiritual warfare - History Spirituality - History of doctrines Visions Vis mer... Church history -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.
England -- Church history -- 1066-1485. Spiritual warfare -- History -- To 1500. Spirituality -- History of doctrines -- Middle Ages, 600-1500. Visions -- History -- To 1500. Christianity England Fromhetsliv Historisk framstilling Lekmannsbevegelser Overnaturlige opplevelser : (NO-TrBIB)HUME08095 Philosophy & Religion Religion Religiøs livsførsel : (NO-TrBIB)HUME08641 Senmiddelalder Supranormale opplevelser Åpenbaringer middelalderen England religion visjoner helgener demoner magi åpenbaringer historisk framstilling |
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| Dewey | 248.290902 . - 248.2
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| ISBN | 9004156062. - 9789004156067
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