Leading the Way to Heaven

Pastoral Care and Salvation in the Carolingian Period

van Rhijn, Carine (Utrecht University, The Netherlands)

The Medieval World: Leading the Way to Heaven

Starting from manuscripts compiled for local priests in the Carolingian period, this book investigates the way in which pastoral care took shape at the local levels of society. They show what illiterate lay people learned about their religion, but also what priests themselves knew.

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Beschrijving The Medieval World: Leading the Way to Heaven

ISBN: 9781138556324
Pagina's: 274
Verschenen: 01-04-2022
Serie: The Medieval World
Rubriek: Middeleeuwen (500-1500)

Druk: 1
Uitvoering: Paperback
Taal: Engels
Uitgever: Taylor & Francis Ltd

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