The hanged man : a story of miracle, memory, and colonialism in the Middle Ages

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The hanged man : a story of miracle, memory, and colonialism in the Middle Ages

Robert Bartlett

Princeton University Press, c2004

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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内容説明

Seven hundred years ago, executioners led a Welsh rebel named William Cragh to a wintry hill to be hanged. They placed a noose around his neck, dropped him from the gallows, and later pronounced him dead. But was he dead? While no less than nine eyewitnesses attested to his demise, Cragh later proved to be very much alive, his resurrection attributed to the saintly entreaties of the defunct Bishop Thomas de Cantilupe. "The Hanged Man" tells the story of this putative miracle - why it happened, what it meant, and how we know about it. The nine eyewitness accounts live on in the transcripts of de Cantilupe's canonization hearings, and these previously unexamined documents contribute not only to an enthralling mystery, but to an unprecedented glimpse into the day-to-day workings of medieval society. While unraveling the haunting tale of the hanged man, Robert Bartlett leads us deeply into the world of lords, rebels, churchmen, papal inquisitors, and other individuals living at the time of conflict and conquest in Wales. In the process, he reconstructs voices that others have failed to find. We hear from the lady of the castle where the hanged man was imprisoned, the laborer who watched the execution, the French bishop charged with investigating the case, and scores of other members of the medieval citizenry. Brimming with the intrigue of a detective novel, "The Hanged Man" will appeal to both scholars of medieval history and general readers alike.

目次

Preface ix Chapter 1: The Story 1 Chapter 2: The Questioners 12 Chapter 3: The Plot Thickens 22 Chapter 4: An Autumn Day 34 Chapter 5: Death by Hanging 42 Chapter 6: Time and Space 53 Chapter 7: Colonial Wales 68 Chapter 8: The Lord 86 Chapter 9: The Lady 97 Chapter 10: Narrative,Memory, and Inquisition 106 Chapter 11: The New Saint 117 Chapter 12: Aftermath 124 Notes 143 Index 161

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