Carolyn Muessig

The Stigmata in Medieval and Early Modern Europe

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This study traces the birth and evolution of religious stigmata and particularly of stigmatic theology, as understood through the ensemble of theological discussions and devotional practices.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 308
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. März 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 155mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 635g
• ISBN-13: 9780198795643
• ISBN-10: 0198795645
• Artikelnr.: 55473620

Autorenporträt

Carolyn Muessig is Professor of Medieval Religion and Co-Director at the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Bristol. She is a medievalist, specializing on the devotional practices and beliefs of late medieval Europe. Her interest in this area began during her studies for a BA in History from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Since 2001 she has been series co-editor (with George Ferzoco) of Routledge Studies in Medieval Religion and Culture. Her publications include A Companion to Catherine of Siena (co-edited with George Ferzoco and Beverly Mayne Kienzle; 2011), Envisaging Heaven in the Middle Age (co-edited with Ad Putter; 2007), and The Faces of Women in the Sermons of Jacques de Vitry (1999).

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
Introduction: The History and Historiography of Christian Stigmatization
1. Bearing the Stigmata: The Emergence of a Religious Ideal
2. Francis of Assisi: A Paradigm Shift
3. The Mark of a Saintly Woman
4. Catherine of Siena: Stigmatic Diversity
5. Receivers and Deceivers: True and False Stigmatics
6. Stigmata in an Age of Religious Change
Epilogue
Selected Bibliography
Index