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1 online resource (324 pages). |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Series |
Social worlds of late antiquity and the early Middle Ages
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Social worlds of late antiquity and the early Middle Ages.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
Gregory of Tours was a bishop of late antiquity who was famously devoted to promoting the efficacy of saintly powers. In his writings, both historical and hagiographical, Gregory depicted the saints and reprobates of his age. This book analyses Gregory's writings about death and the afterlife, thereby illuminating the bishop's pastoral imperative to save souls and revealing his opinions about the fates of Merovingian royals, among many others he mentions in his voluminous text. The study provides insight into Gallic peoples living at the dawning of the Middle Ages and their hopes and fears about the otherworld. It affords an original, nuanced interpretation of Gregory's motives for penning his works, particularly the Historiae, which remained unfinished upon the author's death. |
Contents |
Peering into the invisible world -- Maturing spiritually in a perilous world -- Pastoring from the pulpit and the page -- Discerning the denizens of Heaven and Hell -- Fathoming the fates of the Merovingians. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Gregory, Bishop of Tours, Saint, 538-594 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Gregory, Bishop of Tours, Saint, 538-594. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Death in literature.
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Death in literature. |
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RELIGION / Christianity / History. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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ISBN |
9789048540082 electronic book |
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9048540089 electronic book |
Report No. |
(Coutts)058680420 |
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