Life of the Virgin - Maximus the Confessor

Informationen zum Autor Stephen J. Shoemaker is associate professor of religious studies at the University of Oregon. He lives in Springfield, OR. Klappentext Helps you in understanding the history of late ancient and medieval Christianity and the history of Christian piety. This title reveals highly developed devotion to Mary's compassionate suffering at the Crucifixion, anticipating by several centuries an influential medieval style of devotion known as "affective piety". "Shoemaker has provided us not only with the translation but also with a thorough introduction to the whole work . . . [an] important addition to the literature."--Lawrence S./i>--Lawrence S. Cunningham "Commonweal " Zusammenfassung Helps you in understanding the history of late ancient and medieval Christianity and the history of Christian piety. This title reveals highly developed devotion to Mary's compassionate suffering at the Crucifixion! anticipating by several centuries an influential medieval style of devotion known as "affective piety".

Product details

• Authors: Maximus, Stephen J. (TRN) Shoemaker
• Assisted by: Stephen J. Shoemaker (Translation)
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.05.2012
• EAN: 9780300175042
• ISBN: 978-0-300-17504-2
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christianity, History of Religion, Biography: religious & spiritual, Church history, Biography: religious and spiritual