Ghosts in the Middle Ages - 2nd Edition by Jean-Claude Schmitt (Paperback)
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Highlights
- 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.
- Author(s): Jean-Claude Schmitt
- 298 Pages
- History, Europe
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Book Synopsis
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."-ChoiceDimensions (Overall): 8.99 Inches (H) x 6.1 Inches (W) x .72 Inches (D)
Weight: .97 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 298
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: Europe
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Theme: Medieval
Format: Paperback
Author: Jean-Claude Schmitt
Language: English
Street Date: December 1, 1999
TCIN: 1006090079
UPC: 9780226738888
Item Number (DPCI): 247-15-0863
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.72 inches length x 6.1 inches width x 8.99 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.97 pounds
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