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The Life and Miracles of St William of Norwich by Thomas of Monmouth

by Augustus Jessop

  • Paperback
  • 406 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 2.3 cm

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For scholars and history enthusiasts interested in medieval times

Explains the origins of a tragic historical myth

You will gain insights into 12th-century East Anglia history

This book reveals the complex history of St William of Norwich and its impact on Jewish-Christian relations.

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This work marks a significant and tragic moment in the history of medieval Jewish-Christian relations, as it promulgates one of Europe's first allegations of Jewish ritual murder of a Christian child. Composed in stages between 1150 and 1173 by Thomas, a monk at the Benedictine priory of Norwich, the Life narrates in seven books the murder (in 1144), discovery, miracles and canonisation (though he was deprived of sainthood at the Reformation) of a local boy, William. Offering an invaluable window into daily life in twelfth-century East Anglia, the work also stands at the origins of a myth with profound consequences for medieval Jewish communities. Edited by Augustus Jessop (1823-1914) and M. R. James (1862-1936) from a unique manuscript, this 1896 edition offers the original Latin text and a modern English translation, supplemented by detailed considerations of the textual, historical and political contexts shaping this remarkable document.
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  • Author

    Augustus Jessop

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    December 2011

  • Weight

    595g

  • Page Count

    406

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 2.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9781108039765

  • ISBN-10

    1108039766

  • Eden Code

    4019696

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