| Title | : | Miracles and the Medieval Mind: Theory, Record, and Event, 1000-1215 (The Middle Ages Series) |
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| ISBN | : | 0812212282 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780812212280 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 300 |
| Publication | : | Published August 1, 1987 |
The medieval understanding of contact with the powers of heaven is one of the most conspicuous and yet strangest features of the period.
Miracles and the Medieval Mind: Theory, Record, and Event, 1000-1215 (The Middle Ages Series) Reviews
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Benedicta Ward’s Miracles and the Medieval Mind analyzes miracle stories in Western Europe, with a particular emphasis on the miracles near saints’ shrines. In her introduction, she admits that it is very hard to determine what people thought of miracles due to the dearth of written opinion, but she paints a very sympathetic picture of a society in which God was expected to intervene on a regular basis. This assumption of the nearness of the holy is an important key to understanding medieval society, and Ward offers a significant contribution to medieval social history with this engaging work.
