Cultures of Compunction in the Medieval World (New Directions in Medieval Studies) - Hardcover

Graham Williams And Charlotte Steenbrugge

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1788313445 ISBN 13: 9781788313445

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2020

Synopsis

Compunction was one of the most important emotions for medieval Christianity; in fact, through its confessional function, compunction became the primary means for an affective sinner to gain redemption. Cultures of Compunction in the Medieval World explores how such emotion could be expressed, experienced and performed in medieval European society. Using a range of disciplinary approaches include history, philosophy, art history, literary studies, performance studies and linguistics this book examines how and why emotions which now form the bedrock of modern western culture were idealized in the middle ages. By bringing together expertise across disciplines and medieval languages, this important book demonstrates the ubiquity and impact of compunction for medieval life and make wider connections between devotional, secular and quotidian areas of experience.

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About the Author

Graham Williams is Senior Lecturer in the History of English at the University of Sheffield, UK.

Charlotte Steenbrugge is Vice-Chancellor Fellow at the School of English, University of Sheffield, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1788313445
• ISBN 13: 9781788313445
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240
• Editor: Graham Williams And Charlotte Steenbrugge