The Hanged Man : A Story of Miracle, Memory, and Colonialism in the Middle Ages / Robert Bartlett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bartlett, Robert, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hanging--Wales--History--To 1500.

Hanging.

Examination of witnesses--Wales--History--To 1500.

Examination of witnesses.

Miracles--History of doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Miracles.

Resurrection--History of doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Resurrection.

Near-death experiences--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Near-death experiences.

Executions and executioners--Wales--History--To 1500--Case studies.

Executions and executioners.

Hanging--Wales--History--To 1500--Case studies.

Wales--History--1284-1536.

Wales.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (185 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Seven hundred years ago, executioners led a Welsh rebel named William Cragh to a wintry hill to be hanged. They placed a noose around his neck, dropped him from the gallows, and later pronounced him dead. But was he dead? While no less than nine eyewitnesses attested to his demise, Cragh later proved to be very much alive, his resurrection attributed to the saintly entreaties of the defunct Bishop Thomas de Cantilupe. The Hanged Man tells the story of this putative miracle--why it happened, what it meant, and how we know about it. The nine eyewitness accounts live on in the transcripts of de Cantilupe's canonization hearings, and these previously unexamined documents contribute not only to an enthralling mystery, but to an unprecedented glimpse into the day-to-day workings of medieval society. While unraveling the haunting tale of the hanged man, Robert Bartlett leads us deeply into the world of lords, rebels, churchmen, papal inquisitors, and other individuals living at the time of conflict and conquest in Wales. In the process, he reconstructs voices that others have failed to find. We hear from the lady of the castle where the hanged man was imprisoned, the laborer who watched the execution, the French bishop charged with investigating the case, and scores of other members of the medieval citizenry. Brimming with the intrigue of a detective novel, The Hanged Man will appeal to both scholars of medieval history and general readers alike.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

1. The Story

2. The Questioners

3. The Plot Thickens

4. An Autumn Day

5. Death by Hanging

6. Time and Space

7. Colonial Wales

8. The Lord

9. The Lady

10. Narrative, Memory, and Inquisition

11. The New Saint

12. Aftermath

Notes

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-159) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

9780691117195

0691117195

9781400849062

1400849063

OCLC:

854974327