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From the Material to the Mystical in Late Medieval Piety: The Vernacular Transmission of Gertrude of Helfta's Visions

by Germany) Racha Kirakosian (albert-ludwigs-universitat Freiburg

  • Hardback
  • 350 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 20.4 x 26 x 2.3 cm

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For scholars and enthusiasts of medieval spirituality

Challenges perceptions of literary value in translations

You will gain insights into medieval culture and devotion

This book explores how medieval piety was influenced by vernacular translations of Gertrude of Helfta's visions.

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Challenging the long-standing idea that translations do not bear the same literary or historical weight as the supposed originals upon which they are based, this book shows that vernacular manuscripts tell us a great deal about medieval culture, especially as textiles and other material objects came to infuse devotional piety.

  • Title

    From the Material to the Mystical in Late Medieval Piety: The Vernacular Transmission of Gertrude of Helfta's Visions

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    September 2021

  • Weight

    954g

  • Page Count

    350

  • Dimensions

    20.4 x 26 x 2.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9781108841238

  • ISBN-10

    1108841236

  • Eden Code

    5631373