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The Birth of Purgatory

[Paperback]

by Jacques le Goff

    • Author

      Jacques le Goff

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      The University of Chicago Press

    • Published

      December 1986

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      The Birth of Purgatory

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      In "The Birth of Purgatory," Jacques Le Goff, the brilliant medievalist and renowned "Annales" historian, is concerned not with theological discussion but with the growth of an idea, with the relation between belief and society, with mental structures, and with the historical role of the imagination. Le Goff argues that the doctrine of Purgatory did not appear in the Latin theology of the West before the late twelfth century, that the word "purgatorium" did not exist until then. He shows that the growth of a belief in an intermediate place between Heaven and Hell was closely bound up with profound changes in the social and intellectual reality of the Middle Ages. Throughout, Le Goff makes use of a wealth of archival material, much of which he has translated for the first time, inviting readers to examine evidence from the writings of great, obscure, or anonymous theologians.

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      • Author

        Jacques le Goff

      • Book Format

        Paperback

      • Publisher

        The University of Chicago Press

      • Published

        December 1986

      • Edition

        New edition

      • Weight

        545g

      • Page Count

        440

      • Dimensions

        154 x 230 x 24 mm

      • ISBN

        9780226470832

      • ISBN-10

        0226470830

      • Eden Code

        1147533

      More Information

      • Author/Creator: Jacques le Goff

      • ISBN: 9780226470832

      • Publisher: The University of Chicago Press

      • Release Date: December 1986

      • Weight: 545g

      • Dimensions: 154 x 230 x 24 mm

      • Eden Code: 1147533


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