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Overview"Through this vivid study, Jean-Claude Schmitt examines medieval religious culture and the significance of the widespread belief in ghosts, revealing the ways in which the dead and the living related to each other during the middle ages. Schmitt also discusses Augustine's influence on medieval authors; the link between dreams and autobiographical narratives; and monastic visions and folklore. Including numerous color reproductions of ghosts and ghostly trappings, this book presents a unique and intriguing look at medieval culture. ""Valuable and highly readable...[Ghosts in the Middle Ages] will be of interest to many students of medieval thought and culture, but especially to those seeking a general overview of this particularly conspicuous aspect of the medieval remembrance of the dead.""--Hans Peter Broedel, Medieval Review ""A fascinating study of the growing prevalence of ghost imagery in ecclesiastical and popular writing from the fifth to the fifteenth century.""--Choice" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jean-Claude Schmitt , Teresa Lavender FaganPublisher: The University of Chicago Press Imprint: University of Chicago Press Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.620kg ISBN: 9780226738871ISBN 10: 0226738876 Pages: 300 Publication Date: 28 April 1998 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: Awaiting stock Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTeresa Lavender Fagan is a freelance translator living in Chicago; she has translated numerous books for the University of Chicago Press and other publishers. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |