{"product_id":"sainthood-in-the-later-middle-ages-paperback-9780521619813","title":"Sainthood in the Later Middle Ages (Paperback) 9780521619813","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSainthood in the Later Middle Ages\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA standard work of reference for the study of the religious history of western Christianity in the later Middle Ages.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAndri Vauchez (Author), Jean Birrell (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521619813, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 17 February 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e716 pages, 43 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.6 x 3.6 cm, 0.98 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'A massive, comprehensive and very sophisticated study of late medieval saints and their cults.' Stephen Wilson, University of East Anglia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is a standard work of reference for the study of the religious history of western Christianity in the later middle ages which, since its original publication in French in 1981, has come to be regarded as one of the great contributions to medieval studies of recent times. Hagiographical texts and reports of the processes of canonisation - a mode of investigation into saints' lives and their miracles implemented by the popes from the end of the twelfth century - are here used for the first time as major source materials. The book illuminates 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Book 1. The church and the cult of the saints in the medieval west: Part 1. Control of the Cult of the Saints from its Origins to the Thirteenth Century: 1. Late antiquity and the early middle ages: 'vox populi' and episcopal power (third to tenth century)\u003cbr\u003e 2 .Towards papal reservation of the right of canonisation (eleventh to thirteenth centuries)\u003cbr\u003e 3. The process of canonisation from its origins to its classical form (c. 1200 to c. 1270)\u003cbr\u003e 4. The evolution of the role of canonisation: from control to selection\u003cbr\u003e 5. 'Sancti' and 'beati'\u003cbr\u003e Part 2: The Rise of the Cult of the Saints and the Assertion of 'Modern' Sanctity:  6. The role of the papacy\u003cbr\u003e 7. The role of the regulars\u003cbr\u003e 8. The secular clergy and the laity\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: the cult of the saints between universalist aims and the rise of particularism\u003cbr\u003e Book 2. Typology of medieval sanctity: Part 1. Popular Sanctity and Local Sanctity: 9. Popular sanctity\u003cbr\u003e 10. Local sanctity\u003cbr\u003e Part 2. Official Sanctity: Forms and Criteria of Christian Perfection According to Processes of Canonisation: 11. Typology of official sanctity: quantitative aspects\u003cbr\u003e 12. Forms of sanctity and ways of life\u003cbr\u003e 13. The evolution of the criteria of sanctity from the late twelfth to the early fifteenth centuries\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: the Roman church faced with popular and local sanctity: a silent rejection\u003cbr\u003e Book 3. The signs and significations of sanctity: Part 1. The Manifestations and Effects of Sanctity in the Popular Mind: 14. 'Virtus': the language of the body\u003cbr\u003e 15. The structures and expansion of the field of the miraculous\u003cbr\u003e Part 2. The Roman Church and Sanctity: 16. The Holy See and the critique of miracles\u003cbr\u003e 17. Life and virtues of the saints in the processes of canonisation\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: the hagiographical mentality and the popular mind\u003cbr\u003e General conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e List of sources\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Bibliographical update\u003cbr\u003e Index of places\u003cbr\u003e Index of persons\u003cbr\u003e Subject index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20history:%20c%20500%20to%20c%201450\/1500%20%5BHBLC%5D%22\"\u003eHBLC\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909141651736,"sku":"9780521619813","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521619813i_149890bb-c44a-4aa6-ab22-7e3f9a615119.jpg?v=1691370644","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/sainthood-in-the-later-middle-ages-paperback-9780521619813","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}