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Philip Grace

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Fathers and Fatherly Roles in Late Medieval Basel

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In one of his sermons, the medieval preacher Bernardino of Siena listed seven 'fathers' to whom one owed obedience: God, one's natural father, godfather, confessor, benefactor, a government official, and any elderly man. This book seeks to answer the question of why medieval Europeans saw the need for so many 'fathers.' Why was fatherhood so appealing as a metaphor? Situated at the intersection of social and cultural history, the study draws upon a variety of late-medieval and early-modern sources including witness depositions, personal letters and pedagogical treatises from the city of Basel, Switzerland. It focuses on how people from diffe… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-1-317-18475-1
  • EAN: 9781317184751
  • Produktnummer: 20177883
  • Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
  • Seitenangabe: 196 S.
  • Plattform: PDF
  • Masse: 1'804 KB

Über den Autor


Philip Grace studied at Wheaton College, Keble College Oxford, Western Michigan University, and the University of Minnesota, where he completed his doctorate. He has taught classes in medieval and world history at Grand Valley State University and Arizona State University. He is currently an Assistant Professor of History at Texas Lutheran University.

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