Texts of the Passion: Latin Devotional Literature and Medieval SocietyIn this book Thomas H. Bestul constructs the literary history of the Latin Passion narratives, placing them within their social, cultural, and historical contexts. He examines the ways in which the Passion is narrated and renarrated in devotional treatises, paying particular attention to the modifications and enlargements of the narrative of the Passion as it is presented in the canonical gospels. |
Contents
Medieval Narratives of the Passion of Christ | 26 |
The Representation of the Jews in Medieval | 69 |
Gender and the Representation of Women | 111 |
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Texts of the Passion: Latin Devotional Literature and Medieval Society Thomas H. Bestul Limited preview - 1996 |
Texts of the Passion: Latin Devotional Literature and Medieval Society Thomas H. Bestul Limited preview - 2015 |