Laity in the Middle Ages, The

André Vauchez, Margery J. Schneider

Description

In these lively and incisive essays André Vauchez explores the religious beliefs and devotional practices of laypeople in medieval Europe and grapples with some of the most difficult issues in medieval history: the nature of popular devotion, the role of religion in civic life, the sociology of religious attitudes and practices, and the relationship between the intersecting spheres of lay and clerical culture.

Sujets

• Religion
• Christianisme
• Christian Living
• Mentoring
• Philosophie et théologie
• Religión
• Leadership

Informations

• Publié par: University of Notre Dame Press
• Date de parution: 31 août 1993
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780268191566
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 103 Mo

Extrait

Copyright © 1993 by University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, Indiana 46556 www.undpress.nd.edu All Rights Reserved

Published in the United States of America

Reprinted in 1996, 2002, 2010

André Vauchez,Les laïcs du Moyen Age: Pratiques et expériences religieuses,© Les Editions du Cerf, Paris, 1987.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Vauchez, André. [Laïcs au Moyen Age. English] The Laity in the Middle Ages : religious practices and experiences / André Vauchez ; edited and introduced by Daniel E. Bornstein ; translated by Margery J. Schneider. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-268-01297-0 (cl. ; alk. paper) ISBN 13: 978-0-268-01309-7 (pb. ; alk. paper) ISBN 10: 0-268-01309-8 (pb. ; alk. paper)

1. Church history—Middle Ages, 600–1500. 2. Laity— Catholic Church—History. I. Bornstein, Daniel Ethan, 1950– . II. Title. BR275.L27V3813 1993 262'.15'0902—dc20 95-53746 CIP

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