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The pervasiveness of the Christian religion has long been treated as one of the key features of medieval society. Indeed, Europe in the Middle Ages is often described simply as a Christian culture. Yet what do we mean when we say that medieval Europe was a Christian society, and what did it mean to be a Christian in the Middle Ages? These questions are fundamental to any understanding of the Middle Ages, yet the variety of theoretical approaches and conclusions represented in this carefully selected and provocative collection of key works in the field highlights the complexity of the answers. Introducing students to medieval Christianity, James L. Halverson presents a rich array of readings that offers a variety of ways to study the history of religion within a chronological setting. His opening chapter and introductions to each section and selection frame the essays and provide a strong conceptual framework to build upon. Making it clear that scholars have approached religion from many perspectives and used many different methodologies, this collection presents some of the best scholarship of religion as culture and practice, emphasizing the ongoing attempt to understand the social and cultural aspects of medieval Christianity. Contributions by: Rudolf Bell, Constance Brittain Bouchard, Peter Brown, Marcus Bull, Caroline Walker Bynum, Mark R. Cohen, Georges Duby, Eamon Duffy, Joan Ferrante, Richard Fletcher, Katherine L. French, Thomas A. Fudge, Herbert Grundmann, James L. Halverson, Karen Louise Jolly, Lester Little, Rob Means, Bernd Moeller, Andrew P. Roach, Jane Tibbets Schulenburg, Keith Thomas, and Ian Wood.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Part I: The Extent of Christianization in the Early Middle Ages Chapter 1: Some Historical Reidentification and the Christianization of Kent Chapter 2: Background to Augustine's Mission to Anglo-Saxon England Chapter 3: The Barbarian Conversion from Paganism to Christianity Chapter 4: Popular Religion in Late Saxon England: Elf Charms in Context Chapter 5: Forgetful of Their Sex: Female Sanctity and Society, ca. 500–1100 Chapter 6: The Rise of Western Christendom Part II: The Development of Christendom Chapter 7: The Knight, the Lady, and the Priest: The Making of Modern Marriage in Medieval France Chapter 8: Knightly Piety and the Lay Response to the First Crusade Chapter 9: Sword, Mitre, and Cloister: Nobility and the Church in Burgundy Chapter 10: Under Crescent and Cross: The Jews in the Middle Ages Chapter 11: To the Glory of Her Sex Part III: The Apostolic Life Chapter 12: Religious Movements in the Middle Ages Chapter 13: Religious Poverty and the Profit Economy in Medieval Europe Chapter 14: Holy Anorexia Chapter 15: Women Mystics and Eucharistic Devotion in the Thirteenth Century Chapter 16: The Devil's World: Heresy and Society, 1100–1300 Part IV: Popular Religion in the Late Middle Ages Chapter 17: Religious Life in Germany on the Eve of the Reformation Chapter 18: The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, ca. 1400–1580 Chapter 19: Religion and the Decline of Magic Chapter 20: Women in the Late Medieval English Parish Chapter 21: The Magnificent Ride: The First Reformation in Hussite Bohemia

About the Author :
James L. Halverson is professor of history and chair of social sciences at Judson College.

Review :
Twenty-two well-written and informative essays. Halverson has assembled a wonderful set of readings on the changing nature of medieval Christendom. The selections chosen here reflect old and new approaches and the ongoing work of scholars to questions about what made the Middle Ages Christian, or whether they were Christian at all. Halverson is sensitive to change over time, and also to changing methodologies and angles of approach. I imagine readers coming away with a much richer sense of the debates-still current!-surrounding Europe's religious inheritance. Demonstrating the various ways in which Christianity shaped medieval culture, this book will be warmly embraced in many medieval European history classrooms as well as in courses on medieval Christianity. Because the readings deal with religion from social and cultural perspectives, it will be valuable even in courses that are not specifically focused on religion.


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  • ISBN-13: 9780742575196
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 254
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0742575195
  • Publisher Date: 27 Jul 2007
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Readings in Medieval Religion and Culture


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