The Miraculous and the Writing of Crusade Narrative

First comprehensive study of miracles in Crusade narrative, showing how and why they were deployed by their authors.

List of contents

Introduction
Part I: Miracles and Marvels
1. Divine Agency
2. Writing Failure
Part II: Visions and Dreams
3. The Mockery of Dreams
4. Intercession and Insurance
Part III: Signs and Augury
5. Ways of Knowing
6. Signs of the Times
Conclusion
Appendix: The Sources
Bibliography

About the author

BETH C. SPACEY is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Queensland.

Summary

First comprehensive study of miracles in Crusade narrative, showing how and why they were deployed by their authors.

Product details

• Authors: Beth C Spacey, Beth C. Spacey
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9781783275182
• ISBN: 978-1-78327-518-2
• No. of pages: 214
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 481 g
• Series: Crusading in Context
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Geschichte der Religion, Bestimmte Kriege und Feldzüge, RELIGION / History, HISTORY / Medieval, HISTORY / Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), History - General History