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Contesting Christendom : Readings in Medieval Religion and Culture.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2007.Description: 1 online resource (255 pages)Content type:
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  • 9780742575196
  • 0742575195
  • 1299791611
  • 9781299791619
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Contesting Christendom : Readings in Medieval Religion and Culture.DDC classification:
  • 270.3
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  • BR162.3
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  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction; Part I: The Extent of Christianization in the Early Middle Ages; Chapter 2 Background to Augustine's Mission to Anglo-Saxon England Rob Meens; Chapter 3 Some Historical Re-identification and the Christianization of Kent lan Wood; Chapter 4 The Barbarian Conversion from Paganism to Christianity Richard Fletcher; Chapter 5 Forgetful of Their Sex: Female Sanctity and Society, ca. 500-1100 Jane Tibbets Schulenburg; Chapter 6 Popular Religion in Late Saxon England: Elf Charms in Context Karen Louise Jolly.
Chapter 7 The Rise of Western Christendom Peter BrownPart II: The Development of Christendom; Chapter 8 The Knight, the Lady, and the Priest: The Making of Modem Marriage in Medieval France Georges Duby; Chapter 9 Knightly Piety and the Lay Response to the First Crusade Marcus Bull; Chapter 10 Sword, Mitre, and Cloister: Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 980-1198 Constance Brittain Bouchard; Chapter 11 Under Crescent and Cross: The Jews in the Middle Ages Mark R. Cohen; Chapter 12 Women's Role in Latin Letters From the Fourth to the Early Twelfth Centuries Joan M. Ferrante.
Part III: The Apostolic LifeChapter 13 Religious Movements in the Middle Ages Herbert Grundmann; Chapter 14 Religious Poverty and the Profit Economy in Medieval Europe Lester K. Little; Chapter 15 Holy Anorexia Rudolf Bell; Chapter 16 Women Mystics and Eucharistic Devotion in the Thirteenth Century Caroline Walker Bynum; Chapter 17 The Devil's World: Heresy and Society, 1100-1300 Andrew P. Roach; Part IV: Popular Religion in the Late Middle Ages; Chapter 18 Religious Life in Germany on the Eve of the Reformation Bernd Moeller.
Chapter 19 The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, ca. 1400-1580 Eamon DuffyChapter 20 Religion and the Decline of Magic Keith Thomas; Chapter 21 Women in the Late Medieval English Parish Katherine L. French; Chapter 22 The Magnificent Ride: The First Reformation in Hussite Bohemia Thomas A. Fudge; Index; About the Editor; About the Contributors.
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Summary: This reader fills a gap in classroom offerings by exploring historians' ongoing attempt to understand the social and cultural aspects of medieval Christianity. James L. Halverson organizes his selections around two central questions: what do we mean when we say that medieval Europe was a Christian culture, and what did it mean to be a Christian in the Middle Ages? He argues that the diversity of medieval society over time and space defies the simple answers given in textbooks and that students of medieval religion must have more exposure to issues such as class, gender, and literacy. This care.

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Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction; Part I: The Extent of Christianization in the Early Middle Ages; Chapter 2 Background to Augustine's Mission to Anglo-Saxon England Rob Meens; Chapter 3 Some Historical Re-identification and the Christianization of Kent lan Wood; Chapter 4 The Barbarian Conversion from Paganism to Christianity Richard Fletcher; Chapter 5 Forgetful of Their Sex: Female Sanctity and Society, ca. 500-1100 Jane Tibbets Schulenburg; Chapter 6 Popular Religion in Late Saxon England: Elf Charms in Context Karen Louise Jolly.

Chapter 7 The Rise of Western Christendom Peter BrownPart II: The Development of Christendom; Chapter 8 The Knight, the Lady, and the Priest: The Making of Modem Marriage in Medieval France Georges Duby; Chapter 9 Knightly Piety and the Lay Response to the First Crusade Marcus Bull; Chapter 10 Sword, Mitre, and Cloister: Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 980-1198 Constance Brittain Bouchard; Chapter 11 Under Crescent and Cross: The Jews in the Middle Ages Mark R. Cohen; Chapter 12 Women's Role in Latin Letters From the Fourth to the Early Twelfth Centuries Joan M. Ferrante.

Part III: The Apostolic LifeChapter 13 Religious Movements in the Middle Ages Herbert Grundmann; Chapter 14 Religious Poverty and the Profit Economy in Medieval Europe Lester K. Little; Chapter 15 Holy Anorexia Rudolf Bell; Chapter 16 Women Mystics and Eucharistic Devotion in the Thirteenth Century Caroline Walker Bynum; Chapter 17 The Devil's World: Heresy and Society, 1100-1300 Andrew P. Roach; Part IV: Popular Religion in the Late Middle Ages; Chapter 18 Religious Life in Germany on the Eve of the Reformation Bernd Moeller.

Chapter 19 The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, ca. 1400-1580 Eamon DuffyChapter 20 Religion and the Decline of Magic Keith Thomas; Chapter 21 Women in the Late Medieval English Parish Katherine L. French; Chapter 22 The Magnificent Ride: The First Reformation in Hussite Bohemia Thomas A. Fudge; Index; About the Editor; About the Contributors.

This reader fills a gap in classroom offerings by exploring historians' ongoing attempt to understand the social and cultural aspects of medieval Christianity. James L. Halverson organizes his selections around two central questions: what do we mean when we say that medieval Europe was a Christian culture, and what did it mean to be a Christian in the Middle Ages? He argues that the diversity of medieval society over time and space defies the simple answers given in textbooks and that students of medieval religion must have more exposure to issues such as class, gender, and literacy. This care.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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