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Miracles and Pilgrims: Popular Beliefs in Medieval England by Ronald C Finucane

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Publication Date
1995-05-12
Pages
248
Educational Level
Adult & Further Education, High School
Level
Intermediate, Proficiency
ISBN
9780312125288

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN-10
0312125283
ISBN-13
9780312125288
eBay Product ID (ePID)
142029

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
VII, 248 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Miracles and Pilgrims : Popular Beliefs in Medieval England
Subject
Ancient / General, Christianity / Saints & Sainthood, Christian Church / History, General, Christianity / General, Europe / General
Publication Year
1995
Type
Textbook
Author
Ronald C. Finucane, Finucane Ronald C.
Subject Area
Religion, History
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
11.8 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
94-041007
Reviews
"...the fullest, most thorough and intelligent study of medieval miracle stories to have appeared in any language." --Times Literary Supplement, "...the fullest, most thorough and intelligent study of medieval miracle stories to have appeared in any language."--Times Literary Supplement
Dewey Edition
20
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
274.2
Table Of Content
List of Illustrations and Maps - Introduction - PART 1: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND - Dark Age Christianity: Miracles in the Missionary Epoch -The Holy Dead and their Relics - Pilgrims' Progress and Wonder Tales - PART 2: ENGLISH SHRINES AND PILGRIMS - Faith-Healing: Medicine and Miracle - Saintly Therapy in Action: Shrine-cures and Home-cures - Recording and Sorting Posthumous Miracles - Murders and Miracle-cults in Twelfth-century England - Saints, Sickness and Snobbery: Shrines and their Clientele - Maps and Miracles: The Geography of Pilgrimage -The Changing Fortunes of a Curative Shrine: St. Thomas Cantilupe - PART 3: THE END OF THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE REFORMATION - Shifting Loyalties: New Shrines and Old Saints at the end of the Middle Ages - The Destruction of the Shrines - Conclusion - Abbreviations - Notes - Select Bibliography - Index
Synopsis
The records of 'miracles' in the Middle Ages are among the most valuable and unexploited documents of medieval popular Christianity. Now available for the first time in paperback, Ronald Finucane's highly praised historical detective-work, based on over 3000 posthumous miracles (the wonders attributed to saints after their deaths), pieces together a fascinating account of the extent to which the world of pilgrims, miracles and faith-healing exerted its hold over the medieval imagination. Miracle-working at saints' shrines usually concerned curative healing. The book is rich in stories of crippled limbs crackling as they straightened during a miracle, 'possessed' people on the rampage, the screams and groans preceding the moment when blind people could see again. Above all, Ronald Finucane makes important new connections between the medical knowledge of the Middle Ages and the incidence of miracles; for the conditions of medieval life unquestionably reinforced the popular beliefs in wonder-working saints. The events at the curative shrines provide a rare glimpse of the behavior of medieval people at centres of popular religion and an indication of what sorts of people were involved, and why and how they made their journeys., In Miracles and Pilgrims, Ronald C. Finucane analyzes more than 3,000 posthumous accounts of miracles. He pieces together the world of pilgrims, miracles and faith-healing, and demonstrates its hold over the medieval imagination.
LC Classification Number
D51-95

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