Imprisonment in the medieval religious imagination, c. 1150-1400 / Megan Cassidy-Welch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cassidy-Welch, Megan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Imprisonment--Religious aspects--Christianity--History--To 1500.

Imprisonment.

Imprisonment--Psychological aspects--History--To 1500.

Imprisonment--Social aspects--History--To 1500.

Imprisonment--Social aspects.

History.

Imprisonment--Psychological aspects.

Imprisonment--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Physical Description:

xi, 192 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

Summary:

"This book explores the world of religious thinking on imprisonment, and how images of imprisonment were used in monastic thought, the cult of saints, the early inquisitions, preaching and hagiographical literature and the world of the crusades to describe a conception of inclusion and freedom that was especially meaningful to medieval Christians."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

Introduction

Incarceration of the Body and Liberation of the Spirit

Prison Miracles and the Cult of Saints

Imprisonment, Memory and Space in the Early Inquisition

Didactic Uses of Imprisonment

Imprisonment and Freedom in the Lives of Louis IX

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230242487

0230242480

OCLC:

698330400