Ghosts in the Middle Ages The Living and the Dead in Medieval Society
Heftet /
1999
/ Engelsk
Product details
ISBN
9780226738888
Published
1999-12-01
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press; University of Chicago Press
Weight
510 gr
Height
23 mm
Width
16 mm
Thickness
2 mm
Age
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
298
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Through this study, Jean-Claude Schmitt examines medieval religious culture and the significance of the widespread belief in ghosts, revealing the ways in which the dead and the living related to each other during the Middle Ages. Schmitt also discusses Augustine's influence on medieval authors; the link between dreams and autobiographical narratives; and monastic visions and folklore. Including numerous colour reproductions of ghosts and ghostly trappings, this book presents a look at medieval culture.
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This study examines medieval religious culture and the significance of the widespread belief in ghosts, revealing the ways in which the dead and the living related to each other during the Middle Ages. It discusses Augustine's influence on medieval authors, and monastic visions and folklore.
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The rejection of ghosts; dreaming of the dead; the invasion of ghosts; the marvelous dead; Hellequin's hunt; the imaginary tamed?; the dead and power; time, space, and society; describing ghosts.
Product details
ISBN
9780226738888
Published
1999-12-01
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press; University of Chicago Press
Weight
510 gr
Height
23 mm
Width
16 mm
Thickness
2 mm
Age
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
298
Author
Translated by