Medieval Handbooks of Penance: A Translation of the Principal Libri Poenitentiales

by John Thomas McNeill

Book Overview

Guidelines for medieval clerics on how to assign appropriate penances for particular sins, in readable translations with detailed introductions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231096291
• ISBN13: 9780231096294
• Release Date: April 1990
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 476 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher