{"product_id":"the-laity-in-the-middle-ages-religious-beliefs-and-devotional-practices-paperback-softback-9780268013097","title":"The Laity in the Middle Ages; Religious Beliefs and Devotional Practices (Paperback \/ softback) 9780268013097","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Laity in the Middle Ages\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eReligious Beliefs and Devotional Practices\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAndré Vauchez (Author), Daniel E. Bornstein (Edited by), Margery J. Schneider (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780268013097\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 April 1996\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e370 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.5 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\u003cp\u003e\"A fundamental work for historians of Christianity.\" —\u003cem\u003eReligious Studies Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is not a volume on the general tenor of lay spirituality during specific centuries of medieval church life. It is basically a volume on particular and individual manifestations of intense holiness by specific lay Christians. The 'case histories' are both valuable and delightful reading.\" —\u003cem\u003eTheological Studies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The translation is on the whole elegant, capturing Vauchez's own luminous prose with considerable grace. The result is a text which makes the work of this major scholar accessible to beginning student and more seasoned researcher alike. \u003cem\u003eThe Laity in the Middle Ages\u003c\/em\u003e is an invaluable witness to the work of a scholar who has done so much to awaken us to the complexities of the religious experience of the laity in the Middle Ages.\" —\u003cem\u003eCatholic Historical Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Vauchez arguably is the leading scholar of medieval spirituality. This is an extremely important collection and we are fortunate that it is now available to an English-reading public.\" —\u003cem\u003eSpeculum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn these lively and incisive essays André Vauchez explores the religious beliefs and devotional practices of laypeople in medieval Europe and grapples with some of the most difficult issues in medieval history: the nature of popular devotion, the role of religion in civic life, the sociology of religious attitudes and practices, and the relationship between the intersecting spheres of lay and clerical culture.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Notre Dame Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52520405664024,"sku":"9780268013097","price":21.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-laity-in-the-middle-ages-religious-beliefs-and-devotional-practices-paperback-softback-9780268013097","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}