Texts of the passion : Latin devotional literature and medieval society /

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Bestul, Thomas H. (Thomas Howard), 1942-
Imprint:	Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennyslvania Press, c1996.
Description:	viii, 264 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Middle Ages series
Subject:	Jesus Christ -- Passion -- History of doctrines -- Middle Ages, 600-1500. Jesus Christ. Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- History and criticism. Devotional literature, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- History and criticism. Literature and society -- Europe -- History. Civilization, Medieval, in literature. Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern) Civilization, Medieval, in literature. Devotional literature, Latin (Medieval and modern) Literature and society. Europe. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2559925

Hidden Bibliographic Details
ISBN:	081223376X (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-257) and index.

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1. Introduction: Methodology and Theoretical Orientations
Ch. 2. Medieval Narratives of the Passion of Christ
Ch. 3. The Representation of the Jews in Medieval Passion Narratives
Ch. 4. Gender and the Representation of Women in Medieval Passion Narratives
Ch. 5. The Passion of Christ and the Institution of Torture
App. 1. Meditation by Bernard on the Lamentation of the Blessed Virgin (Meditacio Bernardi de lamentacione beate virginis)
App. 2. Preliminary Catalogue of Medieval Passion Narratives.

Similar Items