Christianity in Western Europe c. 1100-c. 1500 [electronic resource] / edited by Miri Rubin and Walter Simons.
Looks at the complex and varied Christian cultures developed in Europe during the early middle ages and how from about 1100 secular rulers, competing factions and inspired individuals continued to engender a diverse and ever-changing mix within Christian society. Explores the wide range of instituti...
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2009.
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| Series: | Cambridge history of Christianity ;
v. 4. |
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| Summary: | Looks at the complex and varied Christian cultures developed in Europe during the early middle ages and how from about 1100 secular rulers, competing factions and inspired individuals continued to engender a diverse and ever-changing mix within Christian society. Explores the wide range of institutions, practices and experiences associated with the life of European Christians in the later middle ages. Shows how the clergy of this period initiated new approaches to the role of priests, bishops and popes, and developed an ambitious project to instruct the laity. Looks at the religious life of lay people where the practices of parish religion were central, but many sought additional ways to enrich their lives as Christians. Examines how impulses towards reform and renewal periodically swept across Europe, led by charismatic preachers and supported by secular rulers. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 577 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 494-556) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139056021 1139056026 9780511756672 0511756674 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CHOL9780521811064 |
| Language: | English. |