Prayer Books and Piety in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Author | : Maria Craciun |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023 |
ISBN-10 | : 3525573456 |
ISBN-13 | : 9783525573457 |
Rating | : 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Download or read book Prayer Books and Piety in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe written by Maria Craciun and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religious texts of various literary genres reveal the transforming expressions of piety from medieval times to the early modern period. Focused on prayer books and addressing a worldwide readership, this bi-lingual volume contextualizes a specific genre, devotional literature, within a broad geographical and chronological framework, bringing together local and global to define the place of the written word in lay piety, highlighting continuities between medieval/Catholic and early modern/Protesant practice.