Ghosts in the Middle Ages : The Living and the Dead in Medieval Society Paperback / softback
by Jean-Claude Schmitt
Paperback / softback
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Through this study, Jean-Claude Schmitt examines medieval religious culture and the significance of the widespread belief in ghosts, revealing the ways in which the dead and the living related to each other during the Middle Ages.
Schmitt also discusses Augustine's influence on medieval authors; the link between dreams and autobiographical narratives; and monastic visions and folklore.
Including numerous colour reproductions of ghosts and ghostly trappings, this book presents a look at medieval culture.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:298 pages
- Publisher:The University of Chicago Press
- Publication Date:01/12/1999
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- ISBN:9780226738888
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:298 pages
- Publisher:The University of Chicago Press
- Publication Date:01/12/1999
- Category:
- ISBN:9780226738888