Jesse Keskiaho Dreams and visions in the early Middle Ages

the reception and use of patristic ideas, 400-900

[Flaptekst] Dreams and visions played important roles in the Christian cultures of the early middle ages. But not only did tradition and authoritative texts teach that some dreams were divine: some also pointed out that this was not always the case. Exploring a broad range of narrative sources and manuscripts, Jesse Keskiaho investigates how the teachings of Augustine of Hippo and Pope Gregory the Great on dreams and visions were read and used in different contexts. Keskiaho argues that the early...

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Engels | 329 pagina's | Cambridge University Press, Cambridge | 2015

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