This first comprehensive study in English of the many and variegated ways the afterlife was envisioned in the Middle Ages presents exciting new interpretations that will interest literary scholars, (art) historians, and theologians.
This first comprehensive study in English of the many and variegated ways the afterlife was envisioned in the Middle Ages presents exciting new interpretations that will interest literary scholars, (art) historians, and theologians.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Preface List of abbreviations List of figures 1. Introduction Richard M. Pollard Part I. Chronological Surveys: 2. Just deserts in the ancient pagan afterlife Susanna Braund and Emma Hilliard 3. Visions of the afterlife in the early medieval west Yitzhak Hen 4. A Morbid efflorescence: envisaging the afterlife in the Carolingian period Richard M. Pollard 5. The afterlife in the medieval Celtic-speaking world Elizabeth Boyle 6. Anglo-Saxon visions of heaven and hell Gernot Wieland 7. Otherworld journeys of the central middle ages Carl Watkins 8. Visions of the otherworlds in the late middle ages, c.1300-c.1500 Gwenfair Walters Adams Part II. Theological Perspectives: 9. Purgatory's intercessors Isabel Moreira 10. The theology of the afterlife in the early middle ages, c.600-c.1100 Helen Foxhall Forbes 11. Afterdeath locations and return appearances, from scripture to Shakespeare Henry Ansgar Kelly Part III. Artistic Impressions: 12. 'Eye hath not seen [...] which things God hath prepared [...] ': imagining heaven and hell in Romanesque and Gothic art Adam R. Stead Part IV. Notable Authors and Texts 13. Visions and the afterlife in Gregory's dialogues Jesse Keskiaho 14. The vision of Tnugdal Eileen Gardiner 15. The afterlife in the visionary experiences of the female mystics Debra L. Stoudt 16. Dante's other-worldly surprises and this-worldly polemic George Corbett Cumulative bibliography.
Preface List of abbreviations List of figures 1. Introduction Richard M. Pollard Part I. Chronological Surveys: 2. Just deserts in the ancient pagan afterlife Susanna Braund and Emma Hilliard 3. Visions of the afterlife in the early medieval west Yitzhak Hen 4. A Morbid efflorescence: envisaging the afterlife in the Carolingian period Richard M. Pollard 5. The afterlife in the medieval Celtic-speaking world Elizabeth Boyle 6. Anglo-Saxon visions of heaven and hell Gernot Wieland 7. Otherworld journeys of the central middle ages Carl Watkins 8. Visions of the otherworlds in the late middle ages, c.1300-c.1500 Gwenfair Walters Adams Part II. Theological Perspectives: 9. Purgatory's intercessors Isabel Moreira 10. The theology of the afterlife in the early middle ages, c.600-c.1100 Helen Foxhall Forbes 11. Afterdeath locations and return appearances, from scripture to Shakespeare Henry Ansgar Kelly Part III. Artistic Impressions: 12. 'Eye hath not seen [...] which things God hath prepared [...] ': imagining heaven and hell in Romanesque and Gothic art Adam R. Stead Part IV. Notable Authors and Texts 13. Visions and the afterlife in Gregory's dialogues Jesse Keskiaho 14. The vision of Tnugdal Eileen Gardiner 15. The afterlife in the visionary experiences of the female mystics Debra L. Stoudt 16. Dante's other-worldly surprises and this-worldly polemic George Corbett Cumulative bibliography.
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