Medieval Handbooks of Penance A Translation of the Principal "libri Poenitentiales" and Selections from Related Documents

McNeill, John Thomas; Gamer, Helena Margaret

ISBN 10: 0231096291 / ISBN 13: 9780231096294

Published by Columbia University Press, 1990

Minor shelf wear. Else a bright, clean copy. Penance in the ancient church -- The penitentials -- The condition of the texts -- Early Irish penitential documents -- Early Welsh penitential documents -- Penitentials of the Anglo-Saxon church -- Penitentials by Irish authors which were apparently compiled on the continent -- Anonymous and pseudonymous Frankish and Visigothic penitentials of the eighth and ninth centuries -- Penitentials written or authorized by Frankish ecclesiastics -- Selections from later penitential documents -- Penitential elements in medieval public law -- Synodical decisions and ecclesiastical opinions relating to the penitentials -- An eighth-century list of superstitions -- Selections from the customs of Tallaght -- Irish canons from a Worcester collection -- On documents omitted -- The manuscripts of the penitentials. Seller Inventory # 2033831

Synopsis:

Guidelines for medieval clerics on how to assign appropriate penances for particular sins, in readable translations with detailed introductions.

From the Back Cover: 'Long understood to be crucial evidence for the nature of the early medieval church, ...[these penitential books] are now used by historians as telling evidence for sexuality, violence, the family, death rituals, witchcraft and other topics central to the so-called new social and cultural history. The readable translations and detailed introductions provided here for each document make the material easily accessible.'-Caroline Walker Bynum, Columbia University

Bibliographic Details

Title: Medieval Handbooks of Penance A Translation ...
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication Date: 1990
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition.