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Rituals for the dead : religion and community in the Medieval University of Paris / William J. Courtenay.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Courtenay, William J., author.
- Series:
- Conway lectures in medieval studies
- The Conway lectures in medieval studies ; 2016
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Université de Paris--History--To 1500.
- Université de Paris.
- Funeral rites and ceremonies, Medieval.
- Christian life--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
- Christian life.
- History.
- Death--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
- Death.
- Death--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines.
- Death--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 201 pages) : illustrations, map.
- Other Title:
- Religion and community in the Medieval University of Paris
- Place of Publication:
- Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, [2019]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Introduction: the University of Paris and its communities
- Death in Paris
- The University's dead
- By whom the bells toll
- Allocating spiritual rewards: the power of the mass for the souls of the dead
- Virtus missae and its development
- The money economy and the afterlife
- Candles for Our Lady: the arts faculty nations as confraternities
- Candles in the ceremonies of the nations
- The churches of the nations
- Nations as confraternities
- Gaudy night: colleges and prayers for the dead
- Halls and colleges
- Medieval colleges and memorials for the dead
- Medieval colleges and Islamic Madrasas
- A hidden presence: women and the University of Paris
- Women and higher education in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries
- University wives
- Women in trades connected to the university
- Women as founders of colleges
- The growth of Marian devotion
- Dedications to the Virgin before 1200
- The image of the Virgin on individual seals
- Marian devotion as evidenced in college statutes
- Marian iconography on magisterial seals
- Balancing inequality.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-193) and indexes.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Courtenay, William J., author. Rituals for the Dead
- ISBN:
- 9780268104955
- 0268104956
- Publisher Number:
- 99984007340
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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