Dreams and Visions in the Early Middle Ages
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ISBN-13:
9781107442658
Veröffentl:
2018
Einband:
Paperback
Erscheinungsdatum:
07.06.2018
Seiten:
340
Autor:
Jesse Keskiaho
Gewicht:
494 g
Format:
229x152x18 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
A comprehensive overview of ideas about dreams and visions in the Christian cultures of the early Middle Ages.
This comprehensive overview of early medieval ideas about dreams and visions explores their important roles within the learned cultures of the period. It is a major contribution to discussions about the intellectual place of dreams and visions, and underlines the creative nature of early medieval engagement with authoritative texts.
1. Introduction; 2. Dreams in hagiography and other narratives; 3. Dreams and apparitions: patristic ideas and their reception; 4. The epistemology of visions: the reception of Augustine on the three visiones; Epilogue: dreams and visions in early medieval thought; Appendix: the pre-tenth-century manuscripts of the main works discussed; Bibliography; Index.