Belief And Unbelief In Medieval Europe

Zusatztext 'This is an ambitious book. In it! John H. Arnold presents a new and challenging way of interpreting the history of lay religious practices between 1000 and 1500 and the ways in which those practices interacted with the official positions of the church hierarchy.' Informationen zum Autor John H. Arnold is Professor of Medieval History at Birkbeck College, University of London. He is also the successful author of History: A Very Short Introduction. Klappentext For most people in the middle ages--for thousands upon thousands who lived within Christendom in the period considered by this book, 1100-1500--we have no record of what they believed or did not believe. John Arnold sifts through the traces left behind by our ancestors across Europe and assembles a more complete picture than ever before. Religion in medieval Europe was hugely important, and impinged upon the most mundane aspects of everyday life. But was the period a uniform "Age of Faith?" By focussing on lay people, this fascinating account unlocks the multiple meanings of religion, asking how it functioned and with what effects. This book deftly reveals for today's readers, as none have before, the meanings and struggles that lay between the smooth surface of medieval religious life. Zusammenfassung Exactly what role did religion play in Europe in the Middle Ages?; Was medieval society really as devout as we think?; John Arnold looks beneath the surface and finds a much more complex and interesting picture than conventional wisdom suggests.

Product details

• Authors: John H. Arnold
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2005
• EAN: 9780340807866
• ISBN: 978-0-340-80786-6
• No. of pages: 328
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 233 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Religion / Christian Church / General, HISTORY / World, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christianity, General & world history, CE period up to c 1500, History of Religion, British & Irish history, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, General and world history, Christian institutions & organizations, Church history, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Religious institutions and organizations