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Oxford University Press Sacred Biography: Saints and Their Biographers in the Middle Ages

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Medieval "saints' lives" are among the oldest literary texts of Western vernacular culture, yet are routinely patronized as "pious fiction". Heffernan demonstrates that to characterize the genre as fiction is to misunderstand the intentions of medieval authors, who were neither simply credulous or blinded by piety. Concentrating on Latin and English texts, Heffernan reconstructs the medieval perspective, arguing that such biographical writing presupposes an entirely different view of the world and the self, and presents new ideas of sin and guilt, of what was real and what imaginary, and for what one should live and die. Offering a new perspective on Christian literary expression, this book will appeal to scholars in Medieval, Religious and New Testament studies, Feminist Studies, and those interested in the history of Christian spirituality.

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Brand: Oxford University Press
Colour: Other
Format: paperback
ASIN: 0195079078
Category: Books > Subjects > Biography > Religious
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 26 November 1992
Listed Since: 06 February 2007

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