Death and Afterlife in the Pages of Gregory of Tours Religion and Society in Late Antique Gaul

Gregory of Tours was a bishop of late antiquity who was famously devoted to promoting the efficacy of saintly powers. This book analyses Gregory's writings about death and the afterlife, thereby illuminating the bishop's pastoral imperative to save souls and revealing his opinions about the fates of Merovingian royals, among many others.

Info autore

Allen Jones is Professor and Chair of the Department of History and Philosophy at Troy University.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Allen E. Jones
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 01.12.2025
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Medioevo; Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazi
• EAN: 9781041177968
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4117796-8
• Numero di pagine: 324
• Serie: Social Worlds of Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages
• Categorie: RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / Saints & Sainthood, History of Religion, Medieval History, History and Archaeology, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, pastoral theology, gregory of tours;gaul;history;death;afterlife, Christian eschatology, hagiography studies, Gregory of Tours afterlife beliefs, medieval sainthood, Gallic religious culture