Ghosts in the Middle Ages : the living and the dead in Medieval society

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Ghosts in the Middle Ages : the living and the dead in Medieval society

Jean-Claude Schmitt ; translated by Teresa Lavender Fagan

University of Chicago Press, c1998

  • : pbk

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Revenants

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Revenants

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Translation of: Les revenants

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-275) and index

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ISBN 9780226738871

Description

Through this vivid study, Jean-Claude Schmitt examines medieval religious culture and the significance of the widespread belief in ghosts, revealing the ways in which the dead and the living related to each other during the middle ages. Schmitt also discusses Augustine's influence on medieval authors; the link between dreams and autobiographical narratives; and monastic visions and folklore. Including numerous color reproductions of ghosts and ghostly trappings, this book presents a unique and intriguing look at medieval culture. "Valuable and highly readable...[Ghosts in the Middle Ages] will be of interest to many students of medieval thought and culture, but especially to those seeking a general overview of this particularly conspicuous aspect of the medieval remembrance of the dead."--Hans Peter Broedel, Medieval Review "A fascinating study of the growing prevalence of ghost imagery in ecclesiastical and popular writing from the fifth to the fifteenth century."--Choice

Table of Contents

Translator's Note Author's Acknowledgments Introduction Ch. 1: The Rejection of Ghosts Ch. 2: Dreaming of the Dead Ch. 3: The Invasion of Ghosts Ch. 4: The Marvelous Dead Ch. 5: Hellequin's Hunt Ch. 6: The Imaginary Tamed? Ch. 7: The Dead and Power Ch. 8: Time, Space, and Society Ch. 9: Describing Ghosts Conclusion Notes Index
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: pbk ISBN 9780226738888

Description

Through this study, Jean-Claude Schmitt examines medieval religious culture and the significance of the widespread belief in ghosts, revealing the ways in which the dead and the living related to each other during the Middle Ages. Schmitt also discusses Augustine's influence on medieval authors; the link between dreams and autobiographical narratives; and monastic visions and folklore. Including numerous colour reproductions of ghosts and ghostly trappings, this book presents a look at medieval culture.

Table of Contents

  • The rejection of ghosts
  • dreaming of the dead
  • the invasion of ghosts
  • the marvelous dead
  • Hellequin's hunt
  • the imaginary tamed?
  • the dead and power
  • time, space, and society
  • describing ghosts.

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