Touching, Devotional Practices, and Visionary Experience in the Late Middle Ages

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Carrillo-Rangel, David (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Nieto-Isabel, Delfi I. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Acosta-García, Pablo (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Θέματα: Europe-History-476-1492.; Religion-History.; Social history.; Literature-History and criticism.; History of Medieval Europe.; History of Religion.; Social History.; Literary History.

This book addresses the history of the senses in relation to affective piety and its role in devotional practices in the late Middle Ages, focusing on the sense of touch. It argues that only by deeply analysing this specific context of perception can the full significance of sensory religious experi...