Rituals for the Dead
Religion and Community in the Medieval University of Paris
In his fascinating new book, based on the Conway Lectures he delivered at Notre Dame in 2016, William Courtenay examines aspects of the religious life of one medieval institution, the University of Paris, in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. In place of the traditional account of teaching programs and curriculum, however, the focus here is on religious observances and the important role that prayers for the dead played in the daily life of masters and students. Courtenay examines the university as a consortium of sub-units in which the academic and religious life of its members took place, and in which prayers for the dead were a major…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-268-10496-2
- EAN: 9780268104962
- Produktnummer: 27170171
- Verlag: University of Notre Dame Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 228 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 10'457 KB
Über den Autor
William J. Courtenay is emeritus professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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