Medieval Christianity /Daniel E. Bornstein, editor.
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Introduction: Living Christianity / Daniel E. Bornstein -- Part 1. Christianizing the People: -- 1. Converting the barbarian West / Yitzhak Hen -- 2. Death and burial / Bonnie Effros -- 3. Relics, ascetics, living saints / Daniel E. Bornstein -- Part 2. Ordering Worship: -- 4. The impact of architecture / Richard Kieckhefer -- 5. Medieval revivalism / Gary Dickson -- Part 3. Controlling Sex: -- 6. Clerical celibacy and the laity / Andr{acute}e Vauchez -- 7. Hearing women's sins / Roberto Rusconi -- Part 4. Defining Boundaries: -- 8. Heresy and dissent / Grado G. Merlo -- 9. Jews, Muslims, and Christians / Teofilo F. Ruiz -- Part 5. Accessing the Divine: -- 10. Domestic religion / Diana Webb -- 11. Parish life / Katherine L. French -- 12. The burdens of purgatory / R.N. Swanson.
xviii, 409 p. :ill., maps ;25 cm.