Dreams, Visions, and Spiritual Authority in Merovingian Gaul

by Isabel Moreira

Book Overview

In early medieval Europe, dreams and visions were believed to reveal divine information about Christian life and the hereafter. No consensus existed, however, as to whether all Christians, or only a spiritual elite, were entitled to have a relationship of this sort with the supernatural. Drawing on a rich variety of sources--histories, hagiographies, ascetic literature, and records of dreams at saints' shrines--Isabel Moreira provides insight into...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801436613
• ISBN13: 9780801436611
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher