History and the Supernatural in Medieval England

Informationen zum Autor Carl Watkins is Lecturer in Central Medieval History at the Faculty of History! Cambridge University. Klappentext A fascinating study of religious culture in England from 1050 to 1250. Zusammenfassung This is a fascinating study of religious culture in England from 1050 to 1250. Drawing on the wealth of material about religious belief and practice that survives in the chronicles! the book challenges prevailing assumptions and sheds light on belief during a period in which the religious landscape was transformed. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Note on the text; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Thinking about the supernatural; 2. Inventing pagans; 3. Prayers, spells and saints; 4. Special powers and magical arts; 5. Imagining the dead; 6. Thinking with the supernatural; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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• Authors: C. S. Watkins, C. S. (University of Cambridge) Watkins, C.s. Watkins, Carl Watkins
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.12.2007
• EAN: 9780521802550
• ISBN: 978-0-521-80255-0
• No. of pages: 292
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History