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As war, pestilence and famine spread through Europe in the Middle Ages, so did reports of victims wondrously saved from disaster. These rescue miracles, recorded by over 100 14th-century cults, are the basis of this account of the miraculous in everyday medieval life.

Table of Contents
Preface 1: Cult and Miracle in the Fourteenth Century 2: The Church as Mediator and Victim 3: Crime and Punishment 4: The Vagaries of Family Life 5: Children as Victims 6: The Violence of Nature 7: The Ravages of War 8: Conclusion Notes List of Cults Cited Index

Violence Miracle in the Fourteenth Century

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 9/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226302942, 978-0226302942
      ISBN10: 0226302946
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      Spirituality and religious experience

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      As war, pestilence and famine spread through Europe in the Middle Ages, so did reports of victims wondrously saved from disaster. These rescue miracles, recorded by over 100 14th-century cults, are the basis of this account of the miraculous in everyday medieval life.

      Table of Contents
      Preface 1: Cult and Miracle in the Fourteenth Century 2: The Church as Mediator and Victim 3: Crime and Punishment 4: The Vagaries of Family Life 5: Children as Victims 6: The Violence of Nature 7: The Ravages of War 8: Conclusion Notes List of Cults Cited Index

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