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Imprisonment in the medieval religious imagination, c. 1150-1400

Title
Imprisonment in the medieval religious imagination, c. 1150-1400 / Megan Cassidy-Welch.
Author
Cassidy-Welch, Megan.
Publication
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

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Book/TextUse in library JFD 11-2369Schwarzman Building - Dorot Jewish Division Room 111

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Description
xi, 192 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
Summary
"This book explores the world of religious thinking on imprisonment, and how images of imprisonment were used in monastic thought, the cult of saints, the early inquisitions, preaching and hagiographical literature and the world of the crusades to describe a conception of inclusion and freedom that was especially meaningful to medieval Christians."--
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Incarceration of the body and liberation of the spirit -- Prison miracles and the cult of saints -- Imprisonment, memory and space in the early inquisitions -- Didactic uses of imprisonment and captivity -- Imprisonment and freedom in the life of Louis IX.
Call Number
JFD 11-2369
ISBN
  • 9780230242487 (hardback)
  • 0230242480 (hardback)
LCCN
2011004886
OCLC
YBP 2011004886
Author
Cassidy-Welch, Megan.
Title
Imprisonment in the medieval religious imagination, c. 1150-1400 / Megan Cassidy-Welch.
Imprint
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JFD 11-2369
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