Other topics on this page include: Marian Devotion, Christianity in Ireland, the cult of the saints, St. Francis of Assisi, and the notion of heresy.
Marian Devotion in the Late Middle Ages (Online) by
Traces the development of Marian iconography in sculpture, panel paintings, and objects, and the use of Marian devotion in relation to space.
Stories of the Rose: The Making of the Rosary in the Middle Ages by
A history of the devotion of the rosary in its formative years, exploring the many spiritual, literary, and artistic dimensions of the rosary and how and why it became so popular on the eve of the Protestant Reformation.
Celtic Spirituality by
Offers translations of numerous texts from the Celtic tradition from the 6th through the 13th centuries, in a cross-section of genres and forms, including saints' lives, monastic texts, poetry, devotional texts, liturgical texts, apocrypha, exegetical texts, and theological treatises.
Celtic Theology: Humanity, World, and God in Early Irish Writings by
Examines the theological framework within which St. Patrick presented his experiences and considers how the Celtic lands of Ireland and Wales developed a distinctive view of sin, reconciliation, and Christian law which they later exported to the rest of western Christianity.
The Church in Medieval Ireland by
The history of medieval Ireland was shaped by the friction between Irish and English cultures. The ecclesiastical dimension of this relationship is studied here, examining how a mixed episcopate evolved, with religious orders from both peoples, and how this affected Irish politics and history.
Isle of the Saints: Monastic Settlement and Christian Community in Early Ireland by
Recreates the spiritual world of medieval Irish monks on the Christian frontier of barbarian Europe. Draws on accounts of saints' lives written between 800 and 1200 to explain, from the monks' own perspective, the social networks that bound them to one another and to their secular neighbors.
Images of Sainthood in Medieval Europe by
Bringing together fourteen essays by contributors representing a number of disciplines, it illuminates such key issues as the place of sanctity in society, the role of gender in the representation of sainthood, and the use of hagiographic conventions in other genres.
The Medieval Cult of Saints by
Looks at the cult of the saints through the history of one monastery, Saint-Amand d'Elnone, where three distinct illustrated versions of its saint's life survive from a hundred-year period, each adapted to a phase within the changing political and economic fortunes of the abbey.
Sainthood in the Later Middle Ages by
Iilluminates the main features of the medieval religious mind, and highlights the popes' attempts to gain firmer control over the wide variety of expressions of faith towards the saints in order to promote a higher pattern of devotion and moral behaviour among Christians.
The Cambridge Companion to Francis of Assisi by
Explores the life of Francis of Assisi and his enduring legacy throughout the centuries. The first part concentrates on his life and works whilst the second explores the way in which his heritage influenced the apostolic activities of his followers in the century following his death.
Francis of Assisi: A New Biography (Online) by
Divided into two complementary parts--a stand alone biographical narrative and a close, annotated examination of the historical sources about Francis.
Francis of Assisi : Early Documents by
English translation of Francis of Assisi's writings.
Francis of Assisi: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Saint (Online) by
The first part of the book is a reconstruction of Francis's life and work. The second and third parts deal with the texts--hagiographies, chronicles, sermons, personal testimonies, etc.--of writers who recorded aspects of Francis's life and movement as they remembered them, and used those remembrances to construct a portrait of Francis relevant to their concerns.
A Companion to Heresy Inquisitions by
An overview of many of the most significant areas of heresy inquisitions, both medieval and early modern.
Contesting Orthodoxy in Medieval and Early Modern Europe by
Shows how the challenge of heterodoxy, especially as expressed in various kinds of heresy, magic and witchcraft, was constantly present during the period 1200-1650. Neither contesters nor followers of orthodoxy were homogeneous groups or fractions.
Medieval Heresies: Christianity, Judaism, and Islam by
A comparative survey of heresy and its response throughout the medieval world. Spanning England to Persia, it examines heresy, error, and religious dissent - and efforts to end them through correction, persuasion, or punishment - among Latin Christians, Greek Christians, Jews, and Muslims.
Medieval Heresy: Popular Movements from the Gregorian Reform to the Reformation by
The third edition of a comprehensive history of the great heretical movements of the Middle Ages.
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