Marquard Von Lindau Challenges of Religious Life in Late Medieval - The Passion, the Eucharist, the Virgin Mary

The value of Mossman's study lies in his meticulous portrayal of Marquard's different and more advanced mythical understanding of Mary the contemplative, or his depiction of Christ's Passion as a primarily internal rather than external struggle. ... Mossman's monograph now ranks as one of the fundamental studies in this field. Klappentext The first study of Marquard von Lindau, arguably the most widely-read author in German before the Reformation. Active in the second half of the 14th century, in the generation after the Black Death, Marquard made a distinctive and critical contribution to contemporary understanding of Christ's Passion, the Eucharist, and the Virgin Mary. Zusammenfassung The first study of Marquard von Lindau, arguably the most widely-read author in German before the Reformation. Active in the second half of the 14th century, in the generation after the Black Death, Marquard made a distinctive and critical contribution to contemporary understanding of Christ's Passion, the Eucharist, and the Virgin Mary.

Summary

The first study of Marquard von Lindau, arguably the most widely-read author in German before the Reformation. Active in the second half of the 14th century, in the generation after the Black Death, Marquard made a distinctive and critical contribution to contemporary understanding of Christ's Passion, the Eucharist, and the Virgin Mary.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Mossman
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.01.2010
• EAN: 9780199575541
• ISBN: 978-0-19-957554-1
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 227 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Oxford Modern Languages and Literature Monographs; Oxford Modern Languages and Li; Oxford Modern Language and Literature Monographs; Print on demand; Oxford Modern Languages & Lite; Oxford Modern Languages and Literature Monographs; Oxford Modern Languages and Li
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology