Medieval Christianity: A New History

by Kevin J. Madigan

Book Overview

An expansive guide to the medieval world, with new attention to women, ordinary parishioners, attitudes toward Jews and Muslims, and more

For many, the medieval world seems dark and foreign--an often brutal and seemingly irrational time of superstition, miracles, and strange relics. The aggressive pursuit of heretics and attempts to control the "Holy Land" might come to mind. Yet the medieval world produced much that is part of our...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300216777
• ISBN13: 9780300216776
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"