Ghosts in the Middle Ages - The Living and the Dead in Medieval Society (Paperback, New edition)

Through this vivid 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 color reproductions of ghosts and ghostly trappings, this book presents a unique and intriguing look at medieval culture.
"Valuable and highly readable. . . . ["Ghosts in the Middle Ages"] will be of interest to many students of medieval thought and culture, but especially to those seeking a general overview of this particularly conspicuous aspect of the medieval remembrance of the dead."--Hans Peter Broedel, "Medieval Review"
"A fascinating study of the growing prevalence of ghost imagery in ecclesiastical and popular writing from the fifth to the fifteenth century."--"Choice"

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 1999
First published:	December 1999
Authors:	Jean-Claude Schmitt
Translators:	Teresa Lavender Fagan
Dimensions:	227 x 152 x 2mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	298
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-73888-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Comparative religion Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal > Ghosts & poltergeists Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Comparative religion Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal > Ghosts & poltergeists
LSN:	0-226-73888-4
Barcode:	9780226738888

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