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Author:   Dawn Marie Hayes ,  Dawn Marie Hayes
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.410kg
ISBN:  

9780415803526

ISBN 10:   0415803527
Pages:   196
Publication Date:   21 August 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction PART I. Incorporating Conceptions of Medieval Sacred Places Chapter One: Learned Conceptions of Sacred Place: Building and Body as Two Facades of Christian Worship in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries Chapter Two: History Incarnate: Human Bodies and Ideal Sacred Place in The Miracles of Our Lady of Chartres PART II. Mundane and Profane Uses of Medieval Sacred Places Chapter Three: Earthly Uses of Heavenly Spaces: Non-Liturgical Activities in Sacred Place Chapter Four: Body as Champion of Church Authority and Sacred Place: The Murder of Thomas Becket Conclusion: Division and Decomposition Epilogue: Body and Sacred Place in the Wake of September 11: Resurrecting Medieval Metaphors in the Modern World Selected Bibliography Index

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This book is part of a series--Studies in MedievalHistory and Culture--that brings works by scholars at the start of their careers to point to new directions for future research, and it fulfills this goal precisely, offering new insights and tantalizing forecasts for further studies. -- American Historical Review, Joyce E. Salisbury

"""This book is part of a series--Studies in MedievalHistory and Culture--that brings works by scholars at the start of their careers to point to new directions for future research, and it fulfills this goal precisely, offering new insights and tantalizing forecasts for further studies."" -- American Historical Review, Joyce E. Salisbury"

This book is part of a series--Studies in Medieval History and Culture--that brings works by scholars at the start of their careers to point to new directions for future research, and it fulfills this goal precisely, offering new insights and tantalizing forecasts for further studies. -- American Historical Review, Joyce E. Salisbury

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