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A new generation of historians today is borrowing from cultural anthropology, post-modern critical theory, and gender studies to understand the social meanings of medieval religious movements, practices, figures, and cults. In this volume Sharon...



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A common feature of these studies is the full and helpful citation of primary sources combined with an extensive acquaintance with relevant scholarly work. They merit the careful attention of those interested in their subjects, and they inspire confidence in the judicious use of the approach that they adopt.

-- H.E.J. Cowdrey * Oxford. English Historical Review *

Its introduction and ten essays are well written and engage with wide-ranging and serious issues.... Their authors succeed in asking innovative questions and suggesting new approaches with a clear sense of the demands and limitations posed by the documentary remains that sustain their inquiries.

-- Miri Rubin, University of London * Speculum *

The volume's essays are important, original contributions.

-- Robert C. Figueira, Lander University * History *

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      Publisher: Cornell University Press
      Publication Date: 10/04/2000
      ISBN13: 9780801434457, 978-0801434457
      ISBN10: 0801434459
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A new generation of historians today is borrowing from cultural anthropology, post-modern critical theory, and gender studies to understand the social meanings of medieval religious movements, practices, figures, and cults. In this volume Sharon...



      Trade Review

      A common feature of these studies is the full and helpful citation of primary sources combined with an extensive acquaintance with relevant scholarly work. They merit the careful attention of those interested in their subjects, and they inspire confidence in the judicious use of the approach that they adopt.

      -- H.E.J. Cowdrey * Oxford. English Historical Review *

      Its introduction and ten essays are well written and engage with wide-ranging and serious issues.... Their authors succeed in asking innovative questions and suggesting new approaches with a clear sense of the demands and limitations posed by the documentary remains that sustain their inquiries.

      -- Miri Rubin, University of London * Speculum *

      The volume's essays are important, original contributions.

      -- Robert C. Figueira, Lander University * History *

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